text: do you know any good books that explain aic (akaike information criterion)? i'm trying to make sure i'm doing this right. i know there are techinical journals out there, but some of that is over my head. i do have a graduate level regression textbook already, but i would prefer a book that can explain things to me in simpler language. thanks. first try here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/akaike_information_criterion