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The minimum description length principle applied to function estimation can yield a criterion of the form log(likelihood)+const/spl middot/m instead of the familiar log(likelihood)+(m/2) log n where m is the number of parameters and n is the sample size. The improved criterion yields minimax optimal rates for redundancy and statistical risk. The analysis suggests an information-theoretic reconciliation of criteria proposed by Rissanen (1983), Schwarz (1978), and Akaike (1973).>
Barron et al. (Tue,) studied this question.