Sentence examples for plausible predictor from inspiring English sources

An initial set of 30 plausible predictor variables (half demographic or physiological, half structural) was reduced to 22 using phylogenetic trees.

Although N would make a plausible predictor of aphid performance, no differences in NO3-N or NH4-N content could be detected between soils from different regions.

In the event of collinearity (VIF ≥10), we considered only the more biologically plausible predictor.

Biologically plausible predictor variables considered for inclusion in these models were the sex of the focal individual and time spent in captivity in days.

Sex ratio was another plausible predictor of male size (∆AICc < 2.0; Table  4A), while the null model was also ranked highly for female size (∆AICc < 2.0; Table  4B; and to some extent male size as well: ∆AICc ~ 2.0; Table  4A).

Biologically plausible predictor variables included in the selection process for this model were the sex of the focal individual, the time taken from ending the trial to plasma sampling and the time of day the sample was taken (recorded in 'minutes since midnight').

Other plausible predictors, such as status, cultural background, and personality, were not predictive.

The objective of this study was to examine caregivers' gender and relationship to the cancer survivor as plausible predictors of their appraisals of providing care, and to further examine the association of the caregivers' appraisal with their own quality of life.

Variables chosen for the univariate and multivariate analyses were based on a priori consideration of most plausible predictors for time to publication.

We chose independent variables that would be plausible predictors of the outcome.

We used forward step wise method and identified explanatory candidate variables (p ≤ 0.1) for inclusion in adjusted models as plausible predictors of treatment failure.