Multiple regression analyses
showing predictor variables at entry to trial (immunological, psychological, and demographic) and investigator rated Karnofsky performance index scores * at follow up
Not exact matches
In previous studies, the researchers
showed that significant
variables might not be predictive and that good
predictors might not appear statistically significant.
The results, published in the «Journal of Child and Family Studies»,
show that these two
variables in foster carers are important
predictors of children's problems within the family.
This gives a measure of the indispensability of each
predictor variable, and
shows that multiple factors, both historical and contemporary, are needed to adequately describe endemism patterns.
«In our last paper, we
showed that significant
variables may not necessarily be predictive, and that good
predictors may not appear statistically significant,» said principal investigator Shaw - Hwa Lo, a professor of statistics at Columbia University.
While the specific vertical profiles of these
variables differ from region to region, the study
showed that the moisture and vertical velocity anomalies, occurring about one hour before the triggering of convection, are better
predictors of the clouds» transition to deep convection.
In addition, studies
show that a student's ability to understand fractions in fifth grade is also a
predictor of long - term math achievement in high school, even after controlling for IQ, reading ability, and other
variables.
The unadjusted models only included prior academic achievement as
predictor variables, and are
shown for comparison purposes only.
The five groups of
variables on the left have been
shown by Rogers and others researchers to be valid and reliable
predictors of the rate of adoption of an innovation.
We include as potential confounders any
variable that has been
shown to be associated with bullying and has also been
shown to be associated with any of the 3 main
predictors.
Results from Table 2 assessing the impact of
predictor variables on literacy outcomes
show that SES and ECE attendance strongly predicated letter naming, p < 0.05; age, SES and ECE predicted fine motor skills, p < 0.01; None of the
predictor variables significantly predicted receptive language while ECE and age
A MANOVA
showed that there were no significant interactions between the
predictor variables.
The results of logistic and multiple regression analyses to evaluate trial entry
variables as
predictors of outcome are
shown in tables III and IV respectively.
We followed Kraemer et al. (2002) in describing a
predictor as a
variable that is present at the time intervention started and is associated with a response to treatment, but that does not
show a differential response to type of treatment.
The second function
showed external and internal mismatch, capitalized - on - transitions, and gradual separation contributed most to the synthetic
predictor; being internally and externally mismatched were negatively related to the other two
variables.
In an earlier report of type 2 diabetes (23), we
showed that of three groups of
variables included in a predictive model (demographics, disease status, and family characteristics), only disease impact and family financial stress were significant, independent contributors to both depressive affect and anxiety among both European - American and Latino patients, with family conflict resolution as a significant
predictor only for European - American patients.
The Decision Tree Model
shows the following
predictor variables in infant's development: 1) the duration of an infant's hospitalization in ICU, 2) mother's employment 3) amount of physical contact with infant after childbirth and 4) father's level of involvement in parenting.
In order to be included in the mediation or regression analysis,
predictor variables should
show a strong correlation with the DVs.
It is conceptualised as a positive outcome
variable and has been
shown to relate to different
predictors of mother and father adaptation [30 • •].
The results
showed that both main
predictor variables were significantly associated with the frequency of infectious diseases in the offspring.