[R] Help with "step()" function(2)

[Kenneth Cabrera]

Hi R users:

Sorry if the attached file didn't arrive.
Im sending you in a zip format, hope it arrives.

The data base is not too large so I copy here in ascii format:

Thank you for your help

Kenneth

testData.dat

"MCHNV" "IA" "IM" "altura" "Region" "Offset1"
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