Table 6. Validation of Comprehensive Model: Summary of Prediction Results From 25 Validation Samples.
| Predicted Mean | 0.981 |
| Mean Standard Deviation | 0.681 |
| Standard Deviation of Means | 0.030 |
| Actual Mean | 0.978 |
| Standard Deviation of Actual Means | 0.028 |
| Predicted Error | -0.003 |
| Maximum Error | 0.130 |
| Minimum Error | -0.093 |
| Range | 0.223 |
| Intercept of Predicted Regression | 0.065 |
| Slope of Predicted Regression | 0.933 |
| Adjusted R2 | 0.063 |
| Grouped R2 | 0.834 |
| Sex-Related Prediction Error | |
| Males: | 0.015 |
| Standard Deviation | 0.091 |
| Maximum | 0.195 |
| Minimum | -0.139 |
| Range | 0.334 |
| Females: | -0.015 |
| Standard Deviation | 0.060 |
| Maximum | 0.103 |
| Minimum | -0.119 |
| Range | 0.222 |
| Age-Related Prediction Error | |
| Males: | |
| Age | -0.002 |
| Significant at the 0.05 Level | 0 |
| Adjusted R2 | -0.0002 |
| Females: | |
| Age | 0.007 |
| Significant at the 0.05 Level | 1 |
| Adjusted R2 | 0.0002 |
SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of the Actuary: Data from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 1991-92.