st: Re: AIC question

[Ricardo Gon�alves Silva <ricardogs@terra.com.br>]

Hi
AIC can be negative. The most negative one is the best.

Ricardo
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> I've been playing with the -icomp- user-written
> command, which produces the Akaike Information
> Criterion (AIC). Is it possible for the AIC to be
> negative and if so, is the fit better if the AIC is
> "more negative"? That is, the AIC signals a better fit
> when it is lower, but is the fit better or worse when
> the AIC is -5 versus -10? My understanding would be
> that the regression with an AIC=-10 is a better fit
> but if someone could confirm, I would appreciate it.
>
> Thanks,
> jon
> jschwabi@yahoo.com
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