The best future predictor is the past.
In sociology it is the family in which you are born into.
In most cases, that is true.
Describe relative height to weight and as a predictor of future disease risk
Mark Twain
In 2005, two studies provide the best evidence to date that the C-reactive protein level in a person's blood is an important and highly accurate predictor of future heart disease.
Mark Twain did not write the phrase, "The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior." This quote is attributed to William T. Shaw, a psychologist who popularized this sentiment in the field of behavioral analysis.
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Angela Filippini has written: 'Is the writing competency test an accurate predictor of future academic success?'
yes
They thought witches were real in his time, so they were a natural predictor for telling the future in his plays.
yes
A sole predictor of an event would mean that such predictor is the ONLY factor involved in the fruition of the event