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Kryterium Akaike: prostota w języku statystyki
Akaike Criterion: Simplicity in the Language of Statistics

Author(s): Łukasz Kukier, Marek Szydłowski, Paweł Tambor
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Akaike Informative Criterion; simplicity; philosophy of science; model selection; kryterium Akaike; prostota; filozofia nauki; kryteria selekcji modeli

Summary/Abstract: Many authors have pointed out that notion of simplicity is unclear. For deeper understanding of this term, we investigate it in the conceptual framework of Akaike Informative Criterion (AIC). Advantages as well as troubles of such formulation are presented in the paper. We also discuss a role which plays the simplicity notion formulated in statistical framework within Sober’s philosophy of science conception.

  • Issue Year: 57/2009
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 91-126
  • Page Count: 36
  • Language: Polish