"Tall fathers tend to have tall kids, their kids are not as tall as they are." This statement illustrates:

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This statement illustrates the "Regression towards the mean effect," which describes the phenomenon where if a variable is extreme on its first measurement, it will tend to be closer to the average on its second measurement, and if it is extreme on its second measurement, it will tend to have been closer to the average on its first. In the context of the statement, even though tall fathers tend to have tall children, the children's heights regress towards the mean (average height), making them not as tall as their fathers.

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