Resumen de Simple measures of uncertainty for model selection

Xiaohui Liu, Yuanyuan Li, Jiming Jiang

• We develop two simple measures of uncertainty for a model selection procedure. The first measure is similar in spirit to confidence set in parameter estimation; the second measure is focusing on error in model selection. The proposed methods are simpler, both conceptually and computationally, than the existing measures of uncertainty in model selection. We recognize major differences between model selection and traditional estimation or prediction problems, and propose reasonable frameworks, under which these measures are developed, and their theoretical properties are established. Empirical studies demonstrate performance of the proposed measures, their superiority over the existing methods, and their relevance to real-life applications.