>That's because the comparisons are to an average. Also known as Regression toward the mean[1]. Talked about a bunch in Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow. [1

>That's because the comparisons are to an average. Also known as Regression toward the mean[1]. Talked about a bunch in Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow. [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regression_toward_the_mean http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regression_toward_the_mean