The phrase "significant predictor" means that something is able to accurately anticipate or forecast a particular outcome or result in a significant or meaningful way. Full definition
Although the task of identifying significant predictors of outcome will present many challenges, 3 in these times of financial restraint, ensuring that treatments are focused and individually appropriate becomes even more essential. (ebmh.bmj.com)
Social class, housing tenure, educational level, and ethnicity were not significant predictors of interest, nor did they affect the predictive power of age and clinical status. (adc.bmj.com)
After controlling for all the variables, police officer and age remained significant predictors for both groups, suggesting that police officers and younger people use SC more frequently as a coping strategy. (scirp.org)