Sentences with phrase «weak predictors of»

The results of this study suggest that the hypothesized antecedents in the TPB for mathematics were very poor predictors of mathematical intentions and indirectly, weak predictors of mathematical behaviour.

Users were given access to either 30, 60, or 90 profiles, and as access increased (e.g., more profiles read), users were paradoxically less likely to pick partners possessing their ideal traits.3 Admittedly, ideals are often weak predictors of partner choice in early dating, 4 and such research is hampered by the fact that ideals only matter if real people in the dating pool possess them.

If students» scores on the old tests are weak predictors of their performance on the new tests, it could lead to error in value - added.

The fact that math and reading achievement results are overly narrow and easily distorted makes them particularly poor indicators of quality and weak predictors of later - life outcomes.

But analysts, authorizers, regulators, and other policy makers also make mistakes, especially if they rely predominantly on test results that are, at best, weak predictors of later - life success.

«Foreign work experience is largely discounted by Canadian employers when the immigrant first enters the Canadian labour market, and it is a weak predictor of economic success,» the analysis said.

Handgrip strength appeared to be only a weak predictor of heart - related deaths in men and could not be generalised across the population as a whole.

So much so that even blood pressure was found to be a weaker predictor of cardiovascular health and death than grip strength.

Relative poverty is also a weak predictor of student achievement internationally.

It is simply incorrect to claim, as the AEI authors did, that «a school choice program's impact on test scores is a weak predictor of its impacts on longer - term outcomes.»

So is it true, as Hitt, McShane, and Wolf claim, that «a school choice program's impact on test scores is a weak predictor of its impacts on longer - term outcomes»?

As the authors put it, «A school choice program's impact on test scores is a weak predictor of its impacts on longer - term outcomes.»

A new paper argues that a school choice program's impact on test scores is a weak predictor of its impacts on longer - term outcomes.

After running a variety of analyses, Hitt, McShane, and Wolf concluded that «A school choice program's impact on test scores is a weak predictor of its impacts on longer - term outcomes.»

They contend that the evidence points to a mismatch, specifically that «a school choice program's impact on test scores is a weak predictor of its impacts on longer - term outcomes.»

Looking across the totality of the evidence, what we see is that the climate variables tend to be weaker predictors of security troubles than other factors, like ethnic divisions, failed states, war in neighboring states that spills over, etc..

Expertise was the second weakest predictor of global warming certainty, and the weakest predictor of causation and harm / benefit.

In a 2004 study, Professor William Henderson first examined the extent to which the LSAT's predictive power for law school success relates to test - taking speed.69 He concluded that LSAT scores were «a relatively robust predictor of performance on in - class exams but a relatively weak predictor of performance on take - home exams and paper assignments.»

Not exact matches

Moreover, a down January may not be a reliable predictor of a weak year overall.

Alternatively, a down January has not been a reliable predictor of an overall weak year.

Among the Vanderbilt sample, GRE scores turned out to be only «moderate predictors of first semester grades» and «weak to moderate predictors of graduate GPA,» the authors report.

We ran a regression analysis to estimate the relationship between states» absolute and relative poverty levels and student achievement, and the result was clear: absolute poverty is a powerful predictor of achievement, while the relationship between relative poverty and test scores in the U.S. is weak and not statistically significant (see Figure 5).

The evidence showed that high school GPA is an accurate predictor of college completion, while the SAT is very weak.

Although latitude was also a strong predictor of N2O flux (p < 0.001, R2 = 0.47, n = 55), latitude and NO3 — were weak covariates -LRB--- 0.29 Pearson correlation), and latitude was not a significant predictor of N2O (p = 0.10) in a multiple linear regression model with NO3 (p = 0.01).

Yet, in its findings, the paper says that perceived consensus was the strongest predictor of climate certainty and perceived conflict was the weakest.

A multiple regression revealed that none of the motivations were substantial predictors of RMT likelihood (r - squared =.04)- although within the weak model, the Relationship motivation was the best predictor.

In general, attachment to parents was significantly linked to delinquency in these studies (e.g. Bernburg and Thorlindsson 1999; Ford 2005; Laundra et al. 2002; LeBlanc 1994) or attachment was even the most important predictor of delinquency (e.g., compared to other family factors and economic factors, Mack et al. 2007), while some studies found only weak links between social bonding and delinquency (e.g., compared to prior delinquency and delinquent peers, Agnew 1991).

We also examined the interactions of the predictor variables with the lag to determine whether longitudinal relations became stronger or weaker with time.