Table 7.

Foraminifera data set: model selection algorithm.

Step 1		$D(M^{(1)}[h])$
	$EC,h=1$	533.9910
	$JM,h=2$	527.6821	Select
	$TI,h=3$	1722.5150
Step 2	Step 2.1	$D(M^{(2)}[2,h])$
	$EC,h=1$	912.760	Select
	$TI,h=3$	2232.855
	Step 2.2	$D(M^{(2)}[h,t])$
	$(EC,JM),(h=1,t=2)$	1025.142
	$(JM,EC),(h=2,t=1)$	912.760	Select
Step 3	Step 3.2	$D(M^{(3)}[h,t,b])$
	$(JM,EC,TI),(h=2,t=1,b=3)$	2697.231
	$(JM,TI,EC),(h=2,t=3,b=1)$	2612.888	Select
	$(TI,JM,EC),(h=3,t=2,b=1)$	2629.255