Sentences with phrase «useful predictor»

Are higher even moments of asset return distributions useful predictors of future returns?

Such differences affect OSR, not OLR, so it would be surprising that an aspect of OLR would be the most useful predictor of future warming if there were a genuine, underlying relationship in climate models between present day aspects of TOA radiative fluxes and future warming.

The ACT and the SAT have undergone some significant changes in recent years in an effort to be a more useful predictor of college success, but an increasing number of colleges and universities are becoming «test - optional» schools.

Longer term interest rates, like the ten year T - note, are less useful predictors.

One of the most reliable and useful predictors of internal inflammation is C - reactive protein (CRP).

The quasi-global sea - surface temperature and quasi-global sea - level pressure fields are found to be the most useful predictors.

«Identifying VXX / XIV Tendencies» finds that the Volatility Risk Premium (VRP), estimated as the difference between the current level of the S&P 500 implied volatility index (VIX) and the annualized standard deviation of S&P 500 Index daily returns over the previous 21 trading days (multiplying by the square root of 250 to annualize), may be a useful predictor of iPath S&P 500 VIX Short - term Futures ETN (VXX) and VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short - term ETN (XIV) returns.

«Identifying VXX / XIV Tendencies» finds that S&P 500 implied volatility index (VIX) futures roll return, as measured by the percentage difference in settlement price between the nearest and next nearest VIX futures, may be a useful predictor of iPath S&P 500 VIX Short - term Futures ETN (VXX) and VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short - term ETN (XIV) returns.

In summary, evidence indicates that a high level of investor sentiment during a bull market may be a useful predictor of low future returns for speculative stocks.

For instance, if their program had relied heavily on zip code to predict race, the researchers could assign fake values to more and more digits of people's zip codes until they were no longer a useful predictor for race.

Substantial research evidence demonstrates that CBMreading is a robust indicator of reading development and a useful predictor of student performance on state tests.

Insurance companies see your credit history as a useful predictor of future driving behavior and may charge higher rates if you're a Pennsylvanian with poor credit.