Model Selection and the Principle of Minimum Description Length

作者: Mark H Hansen , Bin Yu

DOI: 10.1198/016214501753168398

关键词: Minimum description lengthModel selectionStatistical theoryBayesian information criterionStatistical modelFrequentist inferenceTheoretical computer scienceCalculusInformation theoryLinear modelMathematics

摘要: This article reviews the principle of minimum description length (MDL) for problems of model selection. By viewing statistical modeling as a means of generating descriptions of …

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