R help - Oct 2008 - Minimizing both AIC and df in model selection

Dear R users,

Suppose I have a set of 10 candidate models, and these all differ by a delta-AIC
of 5.

Would it be sensible, then, to choose the best-fit model as the one that has
*both* minimal AIC
*and* minimal number of d.f.?

Are there any references for such an approach?

Many thanks for your help!

Best wishes,
Christoph




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