Akaike Information Criterion, Curve-fitting, and the Philosophical Problem of Simplicity

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-48

  Kieseppa I A ^a  

^a Department of Philosophy ^*  (Finland)

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EID: 0002048767     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/48.1.21     Document Type: Article

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