English Explanatory Dictionary

Will Rogers phenomenon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The situation where moving an observation from one group to another increases the average of both groups.

Word forms

Will Rogers phenomenon the Will Rogers phenomenon

Etymology

Named after the comedian Will Rogers, who joked (in the context of migration during the Great Depression) that "when the Okies left Oklahoma and moved to California, they raised the average intelligence level in both states".

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