The phrase
"best predictor" refers to something or someone that can accurately forecast or estimate future outcomes or events better than any other method or individual.
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«The research and evidence is that test scores are not
as good a predictor of long - term or medium - term success,» Tough said.
The two researchers found that a student's high school grades in other courses and the level of mathematics taken in high school are
much better predictors of college physics success.
Far better predictors of aggressive behavior problems are a dog's individual temperament and her history of interacting with people and other animals.
That makes this measure an
even better predictor of intelligence than brain size — a measure that scientists believe may explain about 7 percent of the variation in intelligence among individuals.
After general knowledge, the
next best predictor is fine - motor skill, which is correlated with the development of «executive function,» a cognitive ability.
In future studies, the researchers hope to
identify good predictors of which autism therapies fit best for different children and families.
The question is: Are first impressions
good predictors because they are accurate, or are they simply more influential than subsequent (and contradictory) impressions?
After several bad hires that we initially thought were a perfect fit — we realized that science and technology are
probably better predictors of sales success than we are.
Historical risk may be a
reasonably good predictor of future risk, but past returns are a rotten predictor of future returns.
There are
other better predictors of job success, but some of those methods require more resources to manage than your company many have.
Still, credit card and foot traffic data can be
better predictors for these sectors, depending on geographic bias and percent of customers paying with cash.
The
single best predictor of whether a participant would drop weight was whether the person kept a food diary.
Why make important leasing decisions by relying exclusively on an applicant's credit score when their rental history is a
far better predictor of their rental future?
As I've discussed before, higher present - day valuations are a
pretty good predictor of lower future returns over the next 10 to 15 years.
We would hope, for example, that the measures used to make teacher tenure decisions are
good predictors of how teachers will perform in the years after they receive tenure.
So, you as an endurance runner, I mean, now you talk about how you move, cardiovascular fitness is like a measured say by a VO2 max is a
really good predictor of cardiovascular mortality, but equally things like muscle mass, muscle strength is also really important.
As predicted, the participants who interacted face - to - face, and therefore had access to nonverbal behavior, were
significantly better predictors of how their partners would behave in this paradigm.
To create these time series from observational data, I summed SPAFF codes in 6 - second blocks using weights in terms of the ability of the codes to predict divorce (for example, because they were
such good predictors of stability or divorce, contempt got a weight of -4, and humor a weight of +4, while anger and sadness were weighted only -1).
Generally, just as in the case of factors, we see that aggregate valuation is a
slightly better predictor of subsequent returns compared to P / B, but both show quite strong predictability.
«Right now, there are really
no good predictors to say, «Is my child going to continue to stutter or not?»»
Mapping out such processes can help firms
become better predictors of risks, outcomes, how much certain types of litigation will cost and how long certain matters will take.
Hopefully this is no indication of things to come, but it is a pretty well known fact that campaigns are
generally good predictors of how effective and efficient administrations that follow will be.
Although the specific adaptation approach confers yield and production risk advantages at industry scale, even greater benefits should be achievable
with better predictors of environment - type likelihood than that conferred by location alone.
Facebook likes are an
amazingly good predictor of personal attributes, the team reports online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
It is worth emphasizing that while value - added appears to be a
relatively good predictor of future student achievement on tests, it is not necessarily better at predicting dimensions of teaching that are not reflected in student test scores.
The MET Project found that composite measures of teacher effectiveness that combined, with roughly equal weights, value - added calculated with state tests, classroom observations, and student responses to surveys were
somewhat better predictors of a teacher's future value - added calculated from an alternative test than was value - added calculated from the state test alone.
In the equity market, at least since the 1980s, we know that the cyclically adjusted price - to - earnings (CAPE) ratio, as demonstrated by Robert Shiller, and the dividend yield are
both good predictors of long - term subsequent returns.
«The number of groups that retirees are members of is a predictor of both their subsequent quality of life and their likelihood of dying; being
as good a predictor as physical activity.»
Most researches show that the single
best predictor for who will perform well and succeed in a new job is the one who possesses learning agility (a quick learner) and the one who can adjust himself / herself to new and different jobs.
Learning agility and effective personal communication skills Most researches show that the
single best predictor for who will perform well and succeed in a new job is the one who possesses learning agility (a quick learner) and the one who can adjust himself / herself to changes and new situations, such as a new workplace.
Back in 1968, psychologist Walter Mischel created quite a stir when he challenged the concept that we even have a core personality that organizes our behavior, contending instead that situational factors are
much better predictors of what we think and do.
Math skills at kindergarten entry (the ability to recognize numbers, problem solve, use reasoning skills, and apply knowledge) are increasingly seen as an
even better predictor of later academic success than early reading ability.