deviance package:stats R Documentation _M_o_d_e_l _D_e_v_i_a_n_c_e _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n: Returns the deviance of a fitted model object. _U_s_a_g_e: deviance(object, ...) _A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s: object: an object for which the deviance is desired. ...: additional optional argument. _D_e_t_a_i_l_s: 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. _V_a_l_u_e: The value of the deviance extracted from the object 'object'. _R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s: Chambers, J. M. and Hastie, T. J. (1992) _Statistical Models in S._ Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole. _S_e_e _A_l_s_o: 'df.residual', 'extractAIC', 'glm', 'lm'.