Question 1104771
on the test track, i would probably say yes, with some caveats explained in the following reference.


in the real world, where conditions can vary considerably from the test track conditions, you might find that the r^2 is less, meaning that the formula may not model the reality as closely.


<a href = "http://blog.minitab.com/blog/adventures-in-statistics-2/regression-analysis-how-do-i-interpret-r-squared-and-assess-the-goodness-of-fit" target = "_blank">http://blog.minitab.com/blog/adventures-in-statistics-2/regression-analysis-how-do-i-interpret-r-squared-and-assess-the-goodness-of-fit</a>