English Explanatory Dictionary

Akaike information criterion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An estimator of prediction error and thereby relative quality of statistical models for a given data set, founded on the principles of information theory.

Word forms

Akaike information criterion the Akaike information criterion

Etymology

Named after the Japanese statistician Hirotsugu Akaike, who formulated the criterion.

Synonyms

AIC
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