Having Developed a Statistical Model to Predict Percentage Body Fat

question 20

Multiple Choice

Having developed a statistical model to predict percentage body fat, what is the purpose of conducting cross-validation?

• A) To test the accuracy of the prediction.
• B) To test the model on a different population.
• C) To evaluate the covariance within the model.
• D) To measure the degree of difference in the residuals.

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