I am trying to use MDA ( mixture discriminant analysis) with MARS method for classifying 04 groups. My problem is i want to find out which independent variables are most important for classifying 04 groups. How can i extract this information through R? If some one can give me help its great for me Thanks Sena --------------------------------------------- Free POP3 Email from www.Gawab.com Sign up NOW and get your account @gawab.com!!