Predictive Modeling

noun a forecast or prediction

adjective relating to a prediction or forecast

• The doctor used various prognostic tools to determine the likely outcome of the patient's illness.
• The weather forecast is a good prognostic for our weekend plans.
• I have a feeling my team is going to win, call it a good prognostic.
• The dark clouds gathering on the horizon were a prognostic of the storm to come.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

adverb a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

interjection a word or phrase that expresses strong emotion or surprise

• It is important to remember that in data analysis, garbage in, garbage out.
• You know what they say - garbage in, garbage out!
• Junk data leads to junk results - garbage in, garbage out.
• Just like with a computer, if you put garbage in, you'll get garbage out in life.