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The word 'Regression' was first used by___________.

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Karl Pearson

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Sir Francis Galton

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M. Blair

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The correct option is B Sir Francis Galton
The term regression was first used by Sir Francis Galton to represent the biological phenomenon that the the heights of descendants of tall ancestors tend to regress down towards a normal average.

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