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Comment author: gwern 05 March 2013 04:50:36AM 0 points [-]

Nifty: I've found an explanation of Stein's paradox, and it turns out to be basically shrinkage!

Comment author: wedrifid 05 March 2013 05:40:35AM 0 points [-]

Nifty: I've found an explanation of Stein's paradox, and it turns out to be basically shrinkage!

Ahh... "Expect regression to the mean <of the larger group>".