The goal in cross validating a model is to

Selected Answer:	determine if a higher-order model is useful while controlling for compounding risk of type I errors.
Answers:	determine how well the model predicts responses for new observations.
	stabilize the variance in the response variable.
	determine if one or more explanatory variables is associated with a response variable of interest.
	keep the model as simple as possible.
	determine if a higher-order model is useful while controlling for compounding risk of type I errors.