Teacher:In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: If its parents are each two inches taller than the averages for men and women , on average , the child will be shorter than its parents by some factor times two inches .
Student:
If its parents are each two inches taller than the averages for men and women , then , on average , the offspring will be shorter than its parents by some factor ( which , today , we would call one minus the regression coefficient ) times two inches .