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Two well-known (and related) measures of model complexity from statistics are the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) and the Bayesian Information
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When might AIC = BIC?










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    You should try writing down the formulas and setting them equal to each other :) You will get the answer immediately.
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Two well-known (and related) measures of model complexity from statistics are the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) and the Bayesian Information
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When might AIC = BIC?










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Two well-known (and related) measures of model complexity from statistics are the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) and the Bayesian Information
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When might AIC = BIC?










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    You should try writing down the formulas and setting them equal to each other :) You will get the answer immediately.
    $endgroup$
    – guy
    11 hours ago














  • 8




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    You should try writing down the formulas and setting them equal to each other :) You will get the answer immediately.
    $endgroup$
    – guy
    11 hours ago








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$begingroup$
You should try writing down the formulas and setting them equal to each other :) You will get the answer immediately.
$endgroup$
– guy
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You should try writing down the formulas and setting them equal to each other :) You will get the answer immediately.
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As a reminder:



$$AIC = - 2 log mathcal{L}(hat{theta}|X)+2k $$



$$BIC = - 2 log mathcal{L}(hat{theta}|X)+k ln(n)$$



So for what values of $n$ is $2 = ln(n)$?






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    (+1) I noticed that for $BIC$ you write $log$ and $ln$ in the same expression. Is this distinction necessary?
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    Both logarithms have $e$ as their basis. It is just that log-likelihood (instead of ln-likelihood) is the term we use to describe the natural logarithm of the likelihood.
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    @Sycorax: I guess it's to signify that for the $log$ it really doesn't matter (as long as you're consistent) whereas for the $ln$, well it has to be $e$.
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$begingroup$

As a reminder:



$$AIC = - 2 log mathcal{L}(hat{theta}|X)+2k $$



$$BIC = - 2 log mathcal{L}(hat{theta}|X)+k ln(n)$$



So for what values of $n$ is $2 = ln(n)$?






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  • 3




    $begingroup$
    (+1) I noticed that for $BIC$ you write $log$ and $ln$ in the same expression. Is this distinction necessary?
    $endgroup$
    – Sycorax
    5 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    Both logarithms have $e$ as their basis. It is just that log-likelihood (instead of ln-likelihood) is the term we use to describe the natural logarithm of the likelihood.
    $endgroup$
    – Stats
    5 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    @Sycorax: I guess it's to signify that for the $log$ it really doesn't matter (as long as you're consistent) whereas for the $ln$, well it has to be $e$.
    $endgroup$
    – Mehrdad
    10 mins ago


















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$begingroup$

As a reminder:



$$AIC = - 2 log mathcal{L}(hat{theta}|X)+2k $$



$$BIC = - 2 log mathcal{L}(hat{theta}|X)+k ln(n)$$



So for what values of $n$ is $2 = ln(n)$?






share|cite|improve this answer









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  • 3




    $begingroup$
    (+1) I noticed that for $BIC$ you write $log$ and $ln$ in the same expression. Is this distinction necessary?
    $endgroup$
    – Sycorax
    5 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    Both logarithms have $e$ as their basis. It is just that log-likelihood (instead of ln-likelihood) is the term we use to describe the natural logarithm of the likelihood.
    $endgroup$
    – Stats
    5 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    @Sycorax: I guess it's to signify that for the $log$ it really doesn't matter (as long as you're consistent) whereas for the $ln$, well it has to be $e$.
    $endgroup$
    – Mehrdad
    10 mins ago
















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$begingroup$

As a reminder:



$$AIC = - 2 log mathcal{L}(hat{theta}|X)+2k $$



$$BIC = - 2 log mathcal{L}(hat{theta}|X)+k ln(n)$$



So for what values of $n$ is $2 = ln(n)$?






share|cite|improve this answer









$endgroup$



As a reminder:



$$AIC = - 2 log mathcal{L}(hat{theta}|X)+2k $$



$$BIC = - 2 log mathcal{L}(hat{theta}|X)+k ln(n)$$



So for what values of $n$ is $2 = ln(n)$?







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  • 3




    $begingroup$
    (+1) I noticed that for $BIC$ you write $log$ and $ln$ in the same expression. Is this distinction necessary?
    $endgroup$
    – Sycorax
    5 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    Both logarithms have $e$ as their basis. It is just that log-likelihood (instead of ln-likelihood) is the term we use to describe the natural logarithm of the likelihood.
    $endgroup$
    – Stats
    5 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    @Sycorax: I guess it's to signify that for the $log$ it really doesn't matter (as long as you're consistent) whereas for the $ln$, well it has to be $e$.
    $endgroup$
    – Mehrdad
    10 mins ago
















  • 3




    $begingroup$
    (+1) I noticed that for $BIC$ you write $log$ and $ln$ in the same expression. Is this distinction necessary?
    $endgroup$
    – Sycorax
    5 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    Both logarithms have $e$ as their basis. It is just that log-likelihood (instead of ln-likelihood) is the term we use to describe the natural logarithm of the likelihood.
    $endgroup$
    – Stats
    5 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    @Sycorax: I guess it's to signify that for the $log$ it really doesn't matter (as long as you're consistent) whereas for the $ln$, well it has to be $e$.
    $endgroup$
    – Mehrdad
    10 mins ago










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$begingroup$
(+1) I noticed that for $BIC$ you write $log$ and $ln$ in the same expression. Is this distinction necessary?
$endgroup$
– Sycorax
5 hours ago






$begingroup$
(+1) I noticed that for $BIC$ you write $log$ and $ln$ in the same expression. Is this distinction necessary?
$endgroup$
– Sycorax
5 hours ago














$begingroup$
Both logarithms have $e$ as their basis. It is just that log-likelihood (instead of ln-likelihood) is the term we use to describe the natural logarithm of the likelihood.
$endgroup$
– Stats
5 hours ago






$begingroup$
Both logarithms have $e$ as their basis. It is just that log-likelihood (instead of ln-likelihood) is the term we use to describe the natural logarithm of the likelihood.
$endgroup$
– Stats
5 hours ago














$begingroup$
@Sycorax: I guess it's to signify that for the $log$ it really doesn't matter (as long as you're consistent) whereas for the $ln$, well it has to be $e$.
$endgroup$
– Mehrdad
10 mins ago






$begingroup$
@Sycorax: I guess it's to signify that for the $log$ it really doesn't matter (as long as you're consistent) whereas for the $ln$, well it has to be $e$.
$endgroup$
– Mehrdad
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