8. 43. Refer to University admissions data set in Appendix C. 4 . The director of admissions at a state university wished to determine how accurately students' grade - point averages at the end of their freshman year ( I ) can be predicted from the entrance examination ( ACT ) test score (* ) : the high school class rank (* ), a percentile where 99 indicates student is at or near the top of his or her class and I indicates student is at or near the bottom of the class ) ; and the academic year (` ) . The academic year variable covers the Years 1996 through 20:00 . Develop a prediction model for the director of admissions . Justify your choice of model . Assess Your model's ability to predict and discuss its use as a tool for admissions decisions