Backward elimination in GEE with the new SPSS

[amycohn]

Can anyone tell me if there is a way to conduct a backward elimination for
model trimming in SPSS 18.0 (PASW) using the GEE function?

Syntax or point-and-click options are welcome.

Thank you!

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[Alex Reutter]

Sorry, there currently is no automatic model selection in the procedure; you would have to do it manually by building successive models and removing the poorly performing predictors.

Alex

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Can anyone tell me if there is a way to conduct a backward elimination for
model trimming in SPSS 18.0 (PASW) using the GEE function?

Syntax or point-and-click options are welcome.

Thank you!