Which of the following exemplifies the statistical phenomenon of regression toward the average?
A)Habid fails to qualify for a job and thinks of ways in which his life would have changed if he had qualified.
B)Anaya believes that her best friend calls her whenever she thinks about him.
C)Wen is extremely disciplined in his first year of college but starts behaving like other students in the years that follow.
D)Malak is overconfident and tends to overestimate the accuracy of her beliefs.

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Regression toward the average refers to the phenomenon in which extreme or unusual scores/performances tend to move toward the average over time. In the given options, Wen's initial disciplined behavior (which may be considered as an extreme score) moving toward the average behavior in later years exemplifies this phenomenon.

Which of the Following Exemplifies the Statistical Phenomenon of Regression