A critique of the Bayesian information criterion for model selection

Sociological Methods and Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 359-397

  Weakliem, David L ^a  

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EID: 0033249410     PISSN: 00491241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0049124199027003002     Document Type: Review

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