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Generalized additive model

In statistics, a generalized additive model (GAM) is a generalized linear model in which the linear response variable depends linearly on unknown smooth functions of some predictor variables, and interest focuses on inference about these smooth functions.

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GAM fitting methods

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Generalized additive model

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thin plate spline is appropriateinstance ofare naturally on the same scale so that an isotropic smoother0.80text
GLMs may be preferable to GAMs unless GAMs improve predictive ability substantiallyinstance ofsimpler models0.80text
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