Schwarz Information Criterion

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf statistical criterion
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:BIC
gptkb:SIC
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Bayesian_Information_Criterion
gptkbp:appliesTo statistical models
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Akaike_Information_Criterion
gptkbp:favoredBy large sample sizes
gptkbp:field gptkb:machine_learning
statistics
econometrics
gptkbp:form BIC = -2 ln(L) + k ln(n)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Schwarz Information Criterion
gptkbp:introducedIn 1978
gptkbp:location k is the number of parameters
n is the number of data points
L is the maximized value of the likelihood function
gptkbp:minimizationIndicates best model
gptkbp:penalty model complexity
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Gideon_E._Schwarz
gptkbp:usedIn model selection
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bayesian_Information_Criterion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7