Testing model fit and running model validation plots for averaged models

I have carried out a model selection process and averaged the models within the top 2 AICcs (using MuMIn in R). I would like to test the model fit using both the chisq and validation/residual plots. I'm unsure how to write the code for this, or indeed if it is even possible?

Any help would be appreciated.

• Trying to understand at which step you are having a difficulty... Are you able to do that for other models rather than what MuMIn returns (so that it is MuMin that is the trouble)? Or are you unable to do that for any model (so that MuMIn itself is not the trouble)? What do you mean by test the model fit using ... chisq? Mar 19, 2015 at 11:00
• I can do both diagnostics for singular models using MuMIn and other packages. The issue is how do you run diagnostics on averaged models. Mar 19, 2015 at 13:32
• How is an averaged model different from a simple model so that these tests cannot be readily conducted on it? Is it due to MuMIn model output belonging to some "weird" class in R, or is there also a conceptual difference? If it is just a "wrong class" problem, have you tried changing the class of the model to one that would fit your needs? Mar 19, 2015 at 14:08