This function returns the deviance of the fitted additive model using one of the three classical or robust marginal integration estimators, as computed with backf.cl or backf.rob.

# S3 method for backf
deviance(object, ...)

Arguments

object

an object of class backf, a result of a call to backf.cl or backf.rob.

...

additional other arguments. Currently ignored.

Value

A real number.

Author

Alejandra Mercedes Martinez ale_m_martinez@hotmail.com