# Galton's problem

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. The difficulty in drawing inferences from cross-cultural data, due to the statistical phenomenon of autocorrelation.

## Etymology
Named after Sir Francis Galton.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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