Re: [R] two basic question regarding model selection in GAM

2007-06-22 Thread Simon Wood
On Friday 22 June 2007 09:18, spime wrote: > Qusetion #1 > * > Model selection in GAM can be done by using: > 1. step.gam {gam} : A directional stepwise search > 2. gam {mgcv} : Smoothness estimation using GCV or UBRE/AIC criterion > > Suppose my model starts with a additive model (linear p

[R] two basic question regarding model selection in GAM

2007-06-22 Thread spime
Qusetion #1 * Model selection in GAM can be done by using: 1. step.gam {gam} : A directional stepwise search 2. gam {mgcv} : Smoothness estimation using GCV or UBRE/AIC criterion Suppose my model starts with a additive model (linear part + spline part). Using gam() {mgcv} i got estimate