R: Extract AIC and DIC from a 'mer' model

extractDIC {arm} | R Documentation

## Extract AIC and DIC from a ‘mer’ model

### Description

Computes the (generalized) Akaike *A*n *I*nformation *C*riterion and *D*eviance *I*nformation *C*riterion for a mer model.

### Usage

    extractDIC(fit,...)
    ## S3 method for class 'merMod'
    extractDIC(fit,...)

### Arguments

`fit` | fitted `merMod` mode, usually the result of a fiiter like `merMod`.
`...` | further arguments (currently unused).

### Author(s)

Andrew Gelman gelman@stat.columbia.edu; Yu-Sung Su suyusung@tsinghua.edu.cn

### Examples

    fm1 <- lmer(Reaction ~ Days + (Days|Subject), sleepstudy)
    extractAIC(fm1)
    extractDIC(fm1)

[Package arm version 1.9-3 Index]