predictor

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Our study suggests that time availability is a strong predictor of positive attitudes toward golf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Still, traditional underwriting criteria isn’t exactly a good predictor of whether a college or graduate student will be able to repay their loans.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Low albumin levels -- known as hypoalbuminemia -- emerged as the strongest predictor of severe outcomes, including death, across diverse patient groups on multiple continents.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

In the midst of award season, the Writers Guild Awards are generally considered a predictor for which films might be Academy Award contenders.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

For such genes, neither the genotype nor the environment is the sole predictor of outcome: it is the intersection of genes, environment, and chance.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee