-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a>  <span class="fu">forward</span>(aic) <span class="sc">%&gt;%</span> </span>
<span id="cb5-5"><a href="#cb5-5" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a>  <span class="fu">backward</span>(bic)</span></code></pre></div>
<p>It may seem unnecessary or even unjustified for small data, but can
be useful if you have a lot of predictors (see the next paragraph).</p>
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<h2>Bigger data</h2>
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