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The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 1995 46(3):348-360; doi:10.1093/bjps/46.3.348
© 1995 by British Society for the Philosophy of Science
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The Golfer's Dilemma: A Reply to Kukla on Curve-Fitting

Malcolm R. Forster

University of Wisconsin, Madison Madison, WI 53706, USA

Curve-fitting typically works by trading off goodness-of-fit with simplicity, where simplicity is measured by the number of adjustable parameters. However, such methods cannot be applied in an unrestricted way. I discuss one such correction, and explain why the exception arises. The same kind of probabilistic explanation offers a surprising resolution to a common-sense dilemma.


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