tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34928391.post2779054974521766075..comments2023-10-12T03:32:59.387-05:00Comments on Truncated thoughts: Epucurus vs Occamzbicyclisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10850387889082662189noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34928391.post-20844276835941475102007-10-12T15:25:00.000-05:002007-10-12T15:25:00.000-05:00There are two objectives to modeling: 1) Predict 2...There are two objectives to modeling: 1) Predict 2) Understand. For 1) you should use all tools you have. For 2) you should seek to explain the complexity of the world in the simplest terms possible, so that students can learn with less effort. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes the goals agree: overfitting is both complex and predicts badly. But sometimes they disagree: model combination or Bayesian predictive distributions are complex yet predict well.Aleks Jakulinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056353067485759304noreply@blogger.com