Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

akaike information criterion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: akaike in-for-ma-tion cri-te-ri-on
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

26

Letters

7

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An estimator of prediction error and thereby relative quality of statistical models for a given data set, founded on the principles of information theory.

Etymology

Named after the Japanese statistician Hirotsugu Akaike, who formulated the criterion.

Inflected Forms

the Akaike information criterion (canonical)

Synonyms

AIC

Questions

What does akaike information criterion mean?: An estimator of prediction error and thereby relative quality of statistical models for a given data set, founded on the principles of information theory.
Where does akaike information criterion come from?: Named after the Japanese statistician Hirotsugu Akaike, who formulated the criterion.

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