predictor
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“Early number sense is the single best predictor of academic success in elementary school,” Klein said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
While 99.65% of the users playing the BBC's new predictor game backed them to lose against Spain, 'only' 83% thought they would be beaten by Uruguay too.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Working “in any capacity” during college is “the single strongest predictor of post-graduation employment,” a recent ZipRecruiter report concluded.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
Since human gut instinct is a terrible predictor of performance, companies are looking to technology to help make better hiring decisions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Perhaps as a result, a child’s economic background is a better predictor of school performance in the United States than in Denmark, the Netherlands, or France, one study found.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
"These findings are particularly concerning because persistence is foundational to skill acquisition and is one of the strongest predictors of long-term learning," the authors wrote.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
An Egan-Jones spokeswoman said its private letter ratings, which it began to provide about a decade ago, have been good predictors of how rated investments performed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Younger age and a higher initial Glasgow Coma Scale score were strong predictors of unexpected survival.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2026
"It is quite likely that it is early childhood experiences that are one of the major predictors of catfishing," she adds.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026
Owls, too, are sure predictors of death, and may be heard hooting in the most doleful manner outside the house of anyone doomed to die shortly.
From Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter by Elliott O'Donnell
