R help - May 2004 - How does the lm() function work?

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Does the lm() function use forward, backward, stepwise or some other method
of multivariable regression?  Where can I look up the details?

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Does the lm() function use forward, backward, stepwise or some other method of
multivariable regression?  Where can I look up the details?

Phillip Good
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lm() itself does not implement any model selection procedures.  step() 
and stepAIC() in the MASS library do.

-roger

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of multivariable regression?  Where can I look up the details?
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