Hirotugu Akaike was a Japanese statistician. In the early 1970s, he formulated the Akaike information criterion (AIC). AIC is now widely used for model selection, which is commonly the most difficult aspect of statistical inference; additionally, AIC is the basis of a paradigm for the foundations of statistics. Akaike also made major contributions to the study of time series. As well, he had a large role in the general development of statistics in Japan.

Headlines from November 5, 1927

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EARTH SHOCKS JAR CALIFORNIA COAST; Rock Ships at Sea and Dislodge Railroad Tracks Near Honda, Halting Trains for Hours. SANTA MARIA WORST HIT Town Is Shaken Five Times in Five Hours -- Stones of Building Loosen and Fall in Street.

Barendrecht Captain Accepts $1,000 as Token; Says 'Rule of Sea' Bans Taking It as a 'Reward'

Extent of the New England Flood Tragedy, With Heavy Loss of Lives and Property

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