When using midterm exam scores to predict a student's final grade in a class, the student would prefer to have a
A) residual equal to zero, because that means the student's final grade is exactly what we would predict with the model.
B) negative residual, because that means the student's final grade is lower than we would predict with the model.
C) negative residual, because that means the student's final grade is higher than we would predict with the model.
D) positive residual, because that means the student's final grade is higher than we would predict with the model.
E) positive residual, because that means the student's final grade is lower than we would predict with the model.

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A positive residual indicates that the actual outcome (the student's final grade) is higher than the predicted outcome based on the midterm exam scores, which would be preferable for the student as it means they performed better than expected.

When Using Midterm Exam Scores to Predict a Student's Final