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Table 2 Final model resulting from stepwise forward and backward manually controlled selection of variables

From: Impact of meteorological and environmental factors on the spatial distribution of Fasciola hepatica in beef cattle herds in Sweden

Variable

Estimate

S.E.

z value

Pr(>|z|)

Null deviance

Residual deviance

AIC

Pseudo- R2

Beef cattle herd density

3.497587

1.154833

3.029

0.002456 **

1073.59

942.64

968.64

0.158

SC 312 Coniferous forest

-0.021672

0.004828

-4.489

7.16e-06 ***

    

tem_Q2

0.654361

0.616575

1.061

0.28856

    

pre_Q1

0.01539

0.008364

1.84

0.06578

    

pre_Q2

0.010399

0.006033

1.724

0.08475

    

pre_Q3

-0.013316

0.006199

-2.148

0.03170 *

    

pre_Q4

-0.008192

0.007002

-1.17

0.24199

    

Soil type (ref. PZha, Haplic Podzol)

        

ARha (Haplic Arenosol)

0.600641

0.39866

1.507

0.131901

    

CMca (Calcaric Cambisol)

-0.472288

0.601682

-0.785

0.432485

    

CMdy (Dystric Cambisol)

-0.932676

0.321899

-2.897

0.003763 **

    

CMeu (Eutric Cambisol)

-0.626826

0.34534

-1.815

0.069509

    

LPdy (Dystric Leptosol)

1.180656

0.340213

3.47

0.000520 ***

    

RGca (Calcaric Regosol)

-0.086256

0.284393

-0.303

0.761662

    

RGdy (Dystric Regosol)

-0.020017

0.006052

-3.307

0.000942 ***

    

Fe (Iron)

0.580659

0.163602

3.549

0.000386 ***

    

P (Phosphorus)

-5.443749

1.601878

-3.398

0.000678 ***

    

Cu (Copper)

-0.051398

0.018112

-2.838

0.004542 **

    
  1. * Significant at 0.05 level; ** Significant at 0.01 level; *** Significant at 0.001 level
  2. AIC: Akaike’s Information Criterion