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Table 5 Ranking of Predictors

From: Early identification of young children at risk for poor academic achievement: preliminary development of a parent-report prediction tool

Rank

Predictor Scale (# of categories)

Outcome Scale (# of items in range)

Beta

Strong

   
 

2-3 (e.g., gender; LBW)

50+ (e.g., PIAT)

≥ 2.5-3.0

 

8-15 (e.g., edu; income in 10,000's)

50+ (e.g., PIAT)

≥ 0.4

 

30+ (e.g., income in 1,000's)

50+ (e.g., PIAT)

≥ 0.1

Moderate

   
 

2-3

50+ (e.g., PIAT)

1.0-2.0

 

8-15

50+ (e.g., PIAT)

0.1-0.3

 

30+

50+ (e.g., PIAT)

0.02-0.05

Weak

   
 

Anything below moderate that was still significant

  
  1. Notes: Ranges are approximate; outliers were included in the category closes to the listed score/range.