Word: predictors
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...victories kept coming for Harvard, but none was more important than an emphatic thrashing of Princeton and Yale in the annual HYP meet. With the Crimson, Bulldogs, and Tigers always vying for EISL preeminence, the showdown has become the dual season’s predictor of February championship success. In 2004, Harvard fell to Princeton 192-161, and the Tigers took home the EISL title one month later...
...Yale should probably keep its eyes open and beware. This is likely only the conclusion of the first, more moderate stage of the Revolution. They say that the past is the best predictor of the future—and if history is any indicator, we can predict Handsome Dan XVI’s imminent decapitation and the eventual fall of the ancien regime. After all, they also say that those who don’t know their history are doomed to repeat it—and who at Yale knows anything...
...Hu’s study—the largest of its kind—agrees with the position of scientists like those at the American Heart Association (AHA), who hold that obesity is an independent predictor of cardiovascular disease...
...often suggested that a child will simply mimic the voting behavior of his parents. In truth, however, even eligible adult voters are affected by the influence of their parents. According to the Center for Democracy and Citizenship, political discussion with parents is “the strongest predictor of a range of young adults’ attitudes.” Every voter is influenced by his surroundings, whether it be through friends, co-workers, family or the media. Yes, children’s views, like any person’s, will be influenced by those around them, but that does...
...said that aside from being a predictor, exit polls are equally valuable in helping analysts figure out why voters vote the way they...