First, AIC is `An Information Criterion' according to Akaike. Second, help.search("AIC") turns up
stepAIC(MASS) Choose a model by AIC in a Stepwise Algorithm multinom(nnet) Fit Multinomial Log-linear Models mosaicplot(graphics) Mosaic Plots AIC(stats) Akaike's An Information Criterion extractAIC(stats) Extract AIC from a Fitted Model step(stats) Choose a model by AIC in a Stepwise Algorithm AIC-methods(stats4) Methods for Function 'AIC' in Package 'stats4' frailty(survival) (Approximate) Frailty models Did you not notice that two of those are answers to your question? On Mon, 8 Aug 2005, Martin Kardos wrote: > Hello All; > > I need to run a multiple regression analysis and use Akaike's Information > Criterion for model selection. I understand that this command will give the > AIC value for specified models: > > AIC(object, ..., k = 2) > > with "..." meaning any other optional models for which I would like AIC > values. But, how can I specify (in the place of "...") that I want R to > perform an model selection prodecure based on Akaike's Information Criterion > on a set of potential independent variables in a model such as: > > model.lm=lm(A~B+C+D+E+F+G) > > ? > > Thanks a million; > > Marty > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > -- Brian D. Ripley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/ University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self) 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272866 (PA) Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595 ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html