Chunk #16 — METHODS — Statistical Methods

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The relationship between genetic influences on alcohol dependence and on patterns of alcohol consumption.

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The goal of our model fitting is to achieve the best possible balance of explanatory power and simplicity. This goal is operationalized by Akaike’s information criterion (AIC) (Akaike, 1987), which equals χ2 − 2df where df equals the degrees of freedom. We seek to minimize the AIC value.