Mathematical Modeling
BIC, or Bayesian Information Criterion, is a criterion for model selection that helps identify the best-fitting model among a set of candidates while penalizing for complexity. It balances goodness of fit and model simplicity by incorporating the likelihood of the model and the number of parameters used, thus aiding in preventing overfitting. A lower BIC value indicates a more preferable model in terms of both fit and parsimony.
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