R: Model Deviance

deviance {stats} | R Documentation

## Model Deviance

### Description

Returns the deviance of a fitted model object.

### Usage

    deviance(object, ...)

### Arguments

`object` | an object for which the deviance is desired.
`...` | additional optional argument.

### Details

This is a generic function which can be used to extract deviances for fitted models. Consult the individual modeling functions for details on how to use this function.

### Value

The value of the deviance extracted from the object `object`.

### References

Chambers, J. M. and Hastie, T. J. (1992) Statistical Models in S. Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole.

### See Also

`df.residual`, `extractAIC`, `glm`, `lm`.

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