Deviance Information Criterion

Generic function for the Deviance Information Criterion (DIC), a Bayesian measure of model fit that penalises complexity. See dic.spifa for the spifa method.

Usage

dic(x, ...)

Arguments

x

A fitted model object.

...

Further arguments passed to methods.

Value

The DIC for x; see the specific method (e.g. dic.spifa) for its exact return value.