Whose paper entitled "Regression toward mediocrity in hereditary stature" began the work that gave us linear regression?
A) Sir Francis Galton
B) Sir Isaac Newton
C) Adam Smith
D) John Law
E) Edward Bernays

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The paper entitled "Regression toward mediocrity in hereditary stature" was written by Sir Francis Galton in 1885 and introduced the concept of regression analysis, including the method of least squares for fitting a line to data. This work laid the foundation for the development of linear regression as a statistical technique.

Whose Paper Entitled "Regression Toward Mediocrity in Hereditary Stature" Began