key predictor

collocation in English

meaningsofkeyandpredictor

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key
adjective
uk
/kiː/us
/kiː/
very important and having a lot of influence on other people ...
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predictor
noun[C]
uk
/prɪˈdɪk.tər/us
/prɪˈdɪk.tɚ/
something such as an event or fact that enables you to say what will happen in ...
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(Definition ofkeyandpredictorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The human rights item remains thekeypredictor, but less decisively so than in the two previous studies.
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And, last but not least, is it possible to identify one single factor as akeypredictorin accounting for support for democracy?
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I focused the analysis on executive branch departments due to data limitations surrounding akeypredictorvariable.
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In several studies time spent abroad was akeypredictorof target-like omission of /l/.
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In addition, for purposes of mental health intervention development, key predictors of individuals' distress profiles must be established.
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These findings indicate that initial performance on phonological awareness tasks and response to intervention are key predictors of later growth in both phonological awareness and literacy.
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This contrasts with assumptions of many other students which look to patient status, dependency and disability as the key predictors of the transition from home to institutional care.
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They seek to identify the key predictors that contrast one classification from another.
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The initial severity of impairments and individual characteristics, such as motivation, social support, and learning ability, are key predictors of stroke recovery outcomes.
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It summarizes key predictors of procrastination (expectancy, value and impulsiveness) into a mathematical equation.
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