Advice: primer on alternative methods of model selection

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Here. From statistician Brian Ripley. A nice, compact overview, good on concepts and practical examples, but without sacrificing precision.

HT Andrew Gelman

2 thoughts on “Advice: primer on alternative methods of model selection”

  1. For a good introduction to information-theoretic (AIC-based) model selection and averaging, I can recommend Burnham and Anderson’s book “Model Selection and Multimodel Inference.” It’s clearly written, thorough but not pedantically mathematical, and has an ecological perspective.

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  2. Pingback: Advice: a compilation of all our advice posts, and a call for new advice topics | Dynamic Ecology

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