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Galton's problem

Galton's problem proper noun: the difficulty in drawing inferences from cross-cultural data, due to the statistical phenomenon of autocorrelation.

Proper noun

Galton's problem

  1. The difficulty in drawing inferences from cross-cultural data, due to the statistical phenomenon of autocorrelation.

Origin of Galton's problem

Named after Sir Francis Galton.

Questions about Galton's problem

What does Galton's problem mean?
Galton's problem means the difficulty in drawing inferences from cross-cultural data, due to the statistical phenomenon of autocorrelation.
What part of speech is Galton's problem?
Galton's problem is a proper noun.

Words near Galton's problem in the dictionary

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  5. Galton whistle
  6. Galton's problem
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  9. Galton-Watson process
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  11. galtonia

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