The index consolidates 12 indicators of future growth.
But those numbers are weak indicators of future performance.
It represents a significant obstacle to intelligence analysts in their attempts to isolate indicators of future terror attacks.
Yet studies show that one of the best indicators of future voter participation is whether one's parents voted.
As today's climate warms, these past polar ecosystems are becoming increasingly relevant as indicators of future conditions.
Previous seasons' numbers are merely indicators of future performance, but present skills and opportunity are what determine it.
Do you think they are good indicators of future success, as students and then as contributors in one's chosen field?
Brian Costello, Avalon's C.E.O., told me in an e-mail, "Our halfway-house focus is gainful employment, one of the best indicators of future success".
The way students present themselves through the spoken word, as well as the written word, is probably one of the greatest indicators of future success.
After scrutinizing the latest data, many analysts predicted the most important indicators of future growth still point to a very strong year.
"Work sample tests that mimic the kinds of tasks the candidate will be doing in the job" are the best "indicators of future job performance," according to Bohnet.
