Sentence examples for rather than prediction from inspiring English sources

These are confidence intervals rather than prediction intervals which would be appropriate for predicting an observation rather than the expected daily response.

But the new program is being called "observation" rather than prediction.

But the alphabet prediction is presumably the result of good luck and coincidence, rather than prediction or insider knowledge.

These techniques often downplay the importance of interaction variables that have small predictive ability but that are critical when the ultimate goal is decision making rather than prediction.

Challenges of not knowing the functional form of the relationship between drivers or which of several potential drivers is limiting a response at any time are dealt with by performing analyses in the framework of uncertainty reduction rather than prediction.

We believe that scientists investigating biosecurity risks should use simple models that are designed to give an understanding of the problems at hand, and should focus on assessment rather than prediction.

To be sure, these are risk factors rather than predictions, but that is the point.

To be sure, Orwell said that what he wrote in his dystopian novels were warnings rather than predictions, but let's forget about that for a moment.

Fast forward a few years, this activity involves making the fortune teller rather than predictions, which is fun in itself, and helps students with multiplication.

Tort law ought to be understood as a law of genuine legal duties (guidance rules), rather than predictions about sanctions (liability rules).

DAVID BERMAN New York, Aug. 29, 2013 Mr. Maskin argues that economics is a science like seismology in that it primarily provides explanations rather than predictions.