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Fixing problems with model diagnostics

You can use gam.check() to improve models by updating them based on its results.

This exercise is part of the course

Nonlinear Modeling with Generalized Additive Models (GAMs) in R

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Exercise instructions

  • Run the model diagnostics on mod.
  • Based on the diagnostics, re-fit the model as mod2, changing the number of basis functions (k) for failing smooths.
  • Run the model diagnostics on mod2 to ensure you have fixed the issue.

Hands-on interactive exercise

Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.

library(mgcv)
# Fit the model
mod <- gam(y ~ s(x0, k = 3) + s(x1, k = 3) + s(x2, k = 3) + s(x3, k = 3),
           data = dat, method = "REML")

# Check the diagnostics
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# Refit to fix issues
mod2 <- gam(y ~ s(x0, k = ___) + s(x1, k = ___) + s(x2, k = ___) + s(x3, k = ___),
           data = dat, method = "REML")

# Check the new model
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