Compute the Entropic measure Information criterion for model selection.
Usage
# S4 method for flexmix
EIC(object, …)
# S4 method for stepFlexmix
EIC(object, …)
Arguments
object
see Methods section below
…
Some methods for this generic function may take additional,
optional arguments. At present none do.
Value
Returns a numeric vector with the corresponding EIC value(s).
Methods
object = "flexmix":
Compute the EIC of a flexmix object.
object = "stepFlexmix":
Compute the EIC of all
models contained in the stepFlexmix object.
References
V. Ramaswamy, W. S. DeSarbo, D. J. Reibstein, and W. T. Robinson. An
empirical pooling approach for estimating marketing mix elasticities
with PIMS data. Marketing Science, 12(1), 103--124, 1993.