document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=935309>Question 935309</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> _____when using midterm exam scores to predict a student's final grade in a class, the student would prefer to have a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A) positive residual, because that means the student's final grade is lower than we would predict with the model<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) positive residual,  because that means the student's final grade is higher than we would predict with the model<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) residual equal to zero, because that means the student's final grade is exactly what we would predict with the model<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) negative residual, because that means the student's final grade is higher than we would predict with the model <BR>\n" );
document.write( "E) negative residual, because that means the student's final grade is lower than we would predict with the model\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "            *Could you please tell me step by step how to get the answer to the problem? Thank You so much for helping me !! :) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #568497 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=568497\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> _____when using midterm exam scores to predict a student's final grade in a class, the student would prefer to have a<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The residual associated with a data value is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the data value - the predicted data value for that value of \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "residual = y(observed data value) - y(value predicted by the model)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  B) positive residual, because that means the student's final grade is higher than we would predict with the model<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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