prognostic

(noun)

a sign by which a future event may be known or foretold

Related Terms

Examples of prognostic in the following topics:

  • Confounding

    • Confounding by indication occurs when prognostic factors cause bias, such as biased estimates of treatment effects in medical trials.
    • Controlling for known prognostic factors may reduce this problem, but it is always possible that a forgotten or unknown factor was not included or that factors interact complexly.