The phrase "a predictor of a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing something that forecasts or indicates a certain outcome or characteristic.
Example: "Research has shown that regular exercise is a predictor of a healthier lifestyle."
Alternatives: "an indicator of a" or "a forecaster of a".
"It is clear that sexual orientation is not a predictor of a person's ability to parent," she wrote.
There was significant dispute internally at the FDA over whether that increase was likely to be a predictor of a clinical benefit.
One is that the test has not been validated as a predictor of a student's academic performance, and thus cannot be used as the sole criterion for admission.
Statistically, ROC analysis is a logistic regression, where the tested, interval parameter is used a predictor of a binary outcome variable, in this case, healthy (value 0 versuss clinical group (value 1).
More troubling yet was "Stupid Girls" (co-written with a group that included Billy Mann — as sure a predictor of a Pink failure as any name in her credits), a song that tries to recapture the mission-statement feeling of "Missundaztood" but fails owing to a lack of generosity.
The value of sperm morphology as a predictor of a man's fertilizing potential has often been challenged because of different classification systems used to distinguish between normal and abnormal spermatozoa.
Limited data are available on the role of Comorbid Personality Disorders (CPDs) in the outcome of treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), despite the fact that CPDs are considered a predictor of a poorer outcome.
Evidence of the latter emerges notably through the strong significance of local democratic deficit (i.e. low voter turn-out) as a predictor of a 'positive' planning outcome for windfarms and the further strengthening of predictive associations at the appeal stage.
Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that prolonged anesthesia was a predictor of a longer postoperative hospital stay (p < 0.05).
cTnI and cTnT have comparable prognostic performance, except for patients with chronic renal failure where cTnT but not cTnI was a predictor of a worse outcome [29].
Moreover, some items refer to driving on a motorway, which in itself is a predictor of a larger number of kilometres travelled.
