The _______ Information Criterion is a measure used in model selection that takes into account the goodness of fit and the simplicity of the model.
- Akaike
- Bayesian
- Pearson
- Spearman
The Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) balances goodness of fit with model simplicity by including a penalty for the number of parameters in the model. This discourages overfitting.
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