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Fitting a set of observations \(\varvec{x} = (x_1,\ldots ,x_N)\) means that one hopes to have a theoretical understanding of the observations and wants to see whether theory and data fit to each other.
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The present chapter replaces and summarises Chaps. 13–16 of the first edition of this book.
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William Occam (or William of Occam), c.1285–c.1349, English philosopher, theologian, and political writer. He developed a critical epistemology that influenced modern science via Leibniz and Kant.
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Harney, H.L. (2016). On the Art of Fitting. In: Bayesian Inference. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41644-1_13
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