The phrase "a direct predictor" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing factors or variables that have a clear and straightforward relationship with an outcome or result.
Example: "In our study, we found that age is a direct predictor of health outcomes in older adults."
Alternatives: "a clear indicator" or "a straightforward predictor".
Yes, the survey confirms what Acaster's experience revealed, that TV profile is a direct predictor of box-office draw.
Prescription quality can be a direct predictor of the net outcome of a health care delivery effort.
In structural equation analyses, TEI was found to be a direct predictor of higher PSS and the greater use of EC strategies.
Conclusion: The regression equation suggested that pAFV could be a direct predictor of intrauterine amniotic fluid volume in the third trimester.
However, it is unclear if neuroticism is a direct predictor of sleep, and/or if it moderates associations between related psychological processes (e.g., rumination and negative affect, or NA) and sleep in daily life.
Although entrepreneurial self-efficacy is often depicted as a direct predictor for entrepreneurial intentions, it can also mediate the effects of other variables (Zhao et al. 2005).
Recent findings have concluded that stress may be a possible direct predictor of obesity in children as well as an indirect predictor through unhealthy EBRBs [ 14].
In contrast, self-rated health was a strong direct predictor of depressive symptoms.
First, while our data supports the importance of both habit and previous behavior, the data also revealed that in our study previous behavior was a more direct predictor than habit: the effect of habit strength on future behavior was to a large extent mediated by previous behavior.
The severity of FASD and its associated disabilities are a significant and direct predictor of removing children from their birth homes and placing them in foster care.
The regional partial pressure of brain tissue oxygen (PbtO2) has been described as an independent, sensitive, and direct predictor of cerebral ischemia and hypoxia [ 9, 17, 18].
