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Counting probability distributions: differential geometry and model selection.

I J Myung1, V Balasubramanian, M A Pitt

  • 1Department of Psychology, Ohio State University, 1885 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1222, USA. myung.1@osu.edu

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
|September 27, 2000
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Scientists can better choose the best explanation for data with errors by measuring the "complexity" of each explanation. This geometric approach helps identify the most accurate scientific models.

Area of Science:

  • Statistics
  • Information Theory
  • Psychophysics

Background:

  • Model selection is crucial for interpreting scientific data with inherent random errors.
  • Existing methods for assessing model complexity lack a unified theoretical foundation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a theoretically grounded approach to model selection using geometric complexity.
  • To provide an intuitive understanding of model complexity and its role in identifying true models.

Main Methods:

  • Formulating model complexity based on the geometry of probability distributions.
  • Reconceptualizing model selection as counting explanations near the true model.
  • Applying the geometric complexity framework to psychophysical data recovery.

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Main Results:

  • Geometric complexity offers a clear, intuitive measure for comparing competing scientific explanations.
  • The approach provides a novel perspective on model selection, framing it as an enumeration problem.
  • Demonstrated successful application in recovering models within psychophysics.

Conclusions:

  • Geometric complexity is essential for robust, theoretically sound model selection in the presence of data errors.
  • This framework unifies and clarifies existing notions of model complexity.
  • The approach has practical utility, as shown by its application in psychophysics.