In this chapter, we describe probability distributions, which provide fundamental tools for statistical models, and show that conditional distributions are used to acquire various types of information in the model-building process. By using regression and time series models as specific examples, we also discuss why evaluation of statistical models is necessary.
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(2008). Statistical Models. In: Information Criteria and Statistical Modeling. Springer Series in Statistics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71887-3_2
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