Sentence examples for unreliable predictor from inspiring English sources

But the special factors that have lowered the yield on the 30-year bond make it a unreliable predictor, according to some economists.

Did you notice that the menu was an unreliable predictor of what actually came to the table?

Even though Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucus is more than seven months away, and polls at this stage of a presidential race are an unreliable predictor of the outcome, there has been constant speculation in the media over who has the edge in a crowded Republican field.

True to form, Mrs Bachmann and Mr Paul came in first and second, with 29% and 28% of the 17,000-odd votes respectively.The straw poll is an unreliable predictor of the winner of the Iowa caucuses, let alone the Republican nomination or the presidency.

Modeled S deposition was found to be an unreliable predictor of soil S content as well as most other soil chemical properties.

While these data are accurate, authorities in business competitive analysis caution that the past is an unreliable predictor of the future [15].

Though polls taken this early in the race can be unreliable predictors, there are statistical signs to back up Dr. Dean's surge in popularity on the street.

Or do measures of consumer sentiment become unreliable predictors of actual economic behavior once we're this deep into an election cycle?

He may be blessed with the more high-profile Hollywood pedigree, but even without the evidence of "Lucky," we already know that genes can be unreliable predictors of marketable talent.

Although vision can in principle provide instant information on a predator's position, direction of approach and identity, prey animals that face fast predators have to respond so early (close to the limits of detection) that visual cues are unreliable predictors of actual risk.

But Lindell's (2013) review pointed out that demographic variables continue to be unreliable predictors of hazard adjustment adoption, and the specific mechanism of how these factors influence residents' disaster preparedness behaviors is not uniform, but mainly depends on their respective environment (Miceli et al. 2008; Hoffmann and Muttarak 2017).