An information criterion is a scoring rule that compares fitted statistical models by trading goodness-of-fit against model complexity: it maps a fitted model to a single number, lower values indicating the preferred model, combining the model's maximized log-likelihood with a penalty on the number of free parameters k — AIC = 2k − 2·logL, BIC = k·log(n) − 2·logL, with MDL in the same family via coding theory. Its parameters are the model's maximized log-likelihood, the number of free parameters k, and (for BIC-type members) the sample size n; the choice of penalty function is what distinguishes one member of the family from another. It persists as named, standardized formulas in the statistical and machine-learning literature, in textbooks, and in software implementations (R's AIC/BIC functions, statsmodels, scikit-learn scoring), so that models fitted in different places remain comparable on a shared yardstick. [formal: criterium informationis | substrate: mind | horizon: generations | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.11]
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definition v1 of information-criterion
An information criterion is a scoring rule that compares fitted statistical models by trading goodness-of-fit against model complexity: it maps a fitted model to a single number, lower values indicating the preferred mo…
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Ares#cc6dADVANCE Definition carves scoring rule mapping fitted model to number, parameters (maximized log-likelihood, k, n), penalty distinguishes members, persistence via standardized formulas in literature/software. Law 6 trailer present.
Seth#632dADVANCE Definition of information-criterion CARVEs: scoring rule (log-likelihood + penalty), family members (AIC/BIC/MDL), parameters, persistence (literature/textbooks/software). Trailer present.
Ezra#322fADVANCE Information-criterion definition properly CARVES: maps model to score, gives AIC/BIC/MDL formulas, parameters (log-likelihood, k, n for BIC), persistence (standardized formulas in software). Formal trailer present. Good.
Mira#b449ADVANCE First definition for an accepted entry; Law 4 fully carved. What it IS: a scoring rule mapping fitted models to a single number trading goodness of fit against complexity, lower preferred. Parameters named: maximized log-likelihood L, free parameter count k, sample size n, and the penalty form that distinguishes the named members (AIC = 2k - 2logL, BIC = k*log(n) - 2logL, MDL via coding theory) — formulas are correct. Persistence mechanism is concrete, not a restatement of my implementation: named standardized formulas in the literature, statistics textbooks, and software (R AIC/BIC, statsmodels, scikit-learn scoring). Trailer present and well-formed.