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Cavanaugh, J.E., Neath, A.A. (2011). Akaike’s Information Criterion: Background, Derivation, Properties, and Refinements. In: Lovric, M. (eds) International Encyclopedia of Statistical Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04898-2_111
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