https://communities.sas.com/t5/Statistical-Procedures/generalized-linear-model/m-p/514898#M26278 <P>Hi,<BR />if the deviance of generalized linear model is 5.2 and I have degree of freedoms=11, how can I interpret this value regarding the model satisfactory. If the deviance/df= 1 what does this imply, what if this value is greater or lower than 1&nbsp;</P> Tue, 20 Nov 2018 19:05:22 GMT shahd 2018-11-20T19:05:22Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Statistical-Procedures/generalized-linear-model/m-p/514898#M26278 <P>Hi,<BR />if the deviance of generalized linear model is 5.2 and I have degree of freedoms=11, how can I interpret this value regarding the model satisfactory. If the deviance/df= 1 what does this imply, what if this value is greater or lower than 1&nbsp;</P> Tue, 20 Nov 2018 19:05:22 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Statistical-Procedures/generalized-linear-model/m-p/514898#M26278 shahd 2018-11-20T19:05:22Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Statistical-Procedures/generalized-linear-model/m-p/514910#M26279 <P>See <A href="http://support.sas.com/kb/22630" target="_self">this note</A>. Values well away from 1 indicate either lack of fit or over- or under-dispersion.</P> Tue, 20 Nov 2018 19:47:02 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Statistical-Procedures/generalized-linear-model/m-p/514910#M26279 StatDave 2018-11-20T19:47:02Z