Meaning of Predictive | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A conditional statement that includes a prediction in the dependent clause (e.g. "if it rains, the game will be cancelled", "give her an inch and she'll take a mile.").
2. Simulated data generated from a statistical model, based on the estimates for the real data.

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Examples

“Also, as we have⟳ seen in the preceding chapter, predictive conditionals show⟳ a high degree of integration thanks to the patterns of verb forms which are characteristic for predictives and which normally do not mix⟳ freely with other, non-predictive forms.”

“In contrast, English-speaking children appropriately differentiate if future predictives from when future predictives, a distinction relevant for English but not for, say⟳, German.”

“However, the posterior predictives combine⟳ two sources of information: what we might term the structural effect of WIC participation as well as an unobserved correlation between the errors of the participation and outcome equations.”

“Alternatively, we can use⟳ prior predictives to help⟳ define⟳ prior distributions.”

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