Model selection and model averaging /

Model selection and model averaging /

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Author / Creator:	Claeskens, Gerda, 1973- author.
Imprint:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. ©2008
Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 312 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Cambridge series in statistical and probabilistic mathematics Cambridge series on statistical and probabilistic mathematics.
Subject:	Mathematical models -- Research. Mathematical statistics -- Research. Bayesian statistical decision theory. Bayesian statistical decision theory. Mathematical models -- Research. Mathematical statistics -- Research. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11814088

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Other authors / contributors:	Hjort, Nils Lid, author.
ISBN:	9780511424106 0511424108 0511423624 9780511423628 9780511422430 0511422431 9780511790485 0511790481 9780511421235 0511421230 0511423098 9780511423093 9780521852258 0521852250
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-305) and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	Given a data set, you can fit thousands of models at the push of a button, but how do you choose the best? With so many candidate models, overfitting is a real danger. Is the monkey who typed Hamlet actually a good writer?" "Choosing a suitable model is central to all statistical work with data. Selecting the variables for use in a regression model is one important example. The past two decades have seen rapid advances both in our ability to fit models and in the theoretical understanding of model selection needed to harness this ability, yet this book is the first to provide a synthesis of research from this active field, and it contains much material previously difficult or impossible to find. In addition, it gives practical advice to the researcher confronted with conflicting results." "Model choice criteria are explained, discussed and compared, including Akaike's information criterion AIC, the Bayesian information criterion BIC and the focused information criterion FIC. Importantly, the uncertainties involved with model selection are addressed, with discussions of frequentist and Bayesian methods. Finally, model averaging schemes, which combine the strengths of several candidate models, are presented."--Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: Claeskens, Gerda, 1973- Model selection and model averaging. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008 9780521852258 0521852250
Standard no.:	9786611791186

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Physical Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 312 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-305) and indexes.
ISBN:	9780511424106 0511424108 0511423624 9780511423628 9780511422430 0511422431 9780511790485 0511790481 9780511421235 0511421230 0511423098 9780511423093 9780521852258 0521852250