You have just completed the LSAT and scored 112.Your roommate, who is no smarter than you, took the LSAT with you and scored 165.You were so upset with your score that you decided to take the test again and you convinced your roommate to take it with you for moral support.You both received scores on the second exam of 150.What accounted for the differences in scores?

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The concept of statistical regression explains that extreme scores in a first test tend to move closer to the mean on a second test. In this case, the difference in scores between the first and second LSAT exams can be attributed to the phenomenon of statistical regression.

You Have Just Completed the LSAT and Scored 112