{
  "id": "1005.2364",
  "version": "v2",
  "published": "2010-05-13T15:59:01.000Z",
  "updated": "2010-05-14T11:28:03.000Z",
  "title": "A Short Introduction to Model Selection, Kolmogorov Complexity and Minimum Description Length (MDL)",
  "authors": [
    "Volker Nannen"
  ],
  "comment": "20 pages, Chapter 1 of The Paradox of Overfitting, Master's thesis, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, 2003",
  "categories": [
    "cs.LG",
    "cs.CC"
  ],
  "abstract": "The concept of overfitting in model selection is explained and demonstrated with an example. After providing some background information on information theory and Kolmogorov complexity, we provide a short explanation of Minimum Description Length and error minimization. We conclude with a discussion of the typical features of overfitting in model selection.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v2",
      "updated": "2010-05-14T11:28:03.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "subjects": [
      "F.2.3"
    ],
    "keywords": [
      "minimum description length",
      "model selection",
      "kolmogorov complexity",
      "short introduction",
      "background information"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "dissertation"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 20,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2010arXiv1005.2364N"
    }
  }
}