Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on Notation
- Part I Concepts, Theory, and Implementation
- Part II Model Evaluation and Interpretation
- 5 Model Evaluation and Selection
- 6 Inference and Interpretation
- Part III The Generalized Linear Model
- Part IV Advanced Topics
- Part V A Look Ahead
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - Model Evaluation and Selection
from Part II - Model Evaluation and Interpretation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 November 2018
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on Notation
- Part I Concepts, Theory, and Implementation
- Part II Model Evaluation and Interpretation
- 5 Model Evaluation and Selection
- 6 Inference and Interpretation
- Part III The Generalized Linear Model
- Part IV Advanced Topics
- Part V A Look Ahead
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Explains why model evaluation and selection must occur prior to inference and then develops the out-of-sample prediction heuristic for model evaluation.Specific attention paid to cross-validation.
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- Maximum Likelihood for Social ScienceStrategies for Analysis, pp. 97 - 118Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018