predicted direction
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpredictanddirection
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predict
verb[T]
uk/prɪˈdɪkt/us/prɪˈdɪkt/
to say that an event or action will happen in the future, especially as a result of knowledge ...
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direction
noun
uk/daɪˈrek.ʃən/us/dɪˈrek.ʃən/
the position towards which someone or something moves ...
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(Definition ofpredictanddirectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Again, the interest group variable is significant and in thepredicteddirection.
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They find (for pooled data) a relationship in thepredicteddirection.
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However, to the limited extent that a such an effect is present, it works in thepredicteddirection.
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As seen, this variable is statistically significant (p 0.001) and in thepredicteddirection.
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Although these results in thepredicteddirectionare not statistically significant, we think that they are interesting.
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These are key variables in the model and the results show that they affect rural violence in thepredicteddirection.
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Indeed, 22 of the 25 letters that could be included in the combined analysis of the kindergarten data showed a difference in thepredicteddirection.
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However, these latter group differences were not statistically significant, although they were in thepredicteddirection.
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However, several significant associations were documented, and all of these were in thepredicteddirection(even despite a limited sample size of 16 isolates).
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The mean correct use was more than 10 % greater in thepredicteddirectionfor seven verbs (range=12 to 30 %).
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The mean correct use was more than 10 % greater in thepredicteddirectionfor only two verbs (13% for brush and 18 % for chew).
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So the trend has been towards a hardening of attitude in thepredicteddirection.
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Although the trend of the effect was in thepredicteddirection, the difference between the proportion of eye movements to competitor versus filler did not reach significance.
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Three of the differences approach significance at the 0-05 level and are in thepredicteddirection, while the fourth does achieve significance at this level.
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Lexical priming effects were in thepredicteddirection(faster reaction times for related pairs), with an average difference score of 25 ms between related and unrelated pairs.
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