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Hirotugu Akaike

Japanese statistician (1927–2009)

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Lived 1927–2009, aged 82Japan
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  • Era
    1927–2009
    Aged 82
  • Awards
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Updated 2026-07-06

Hirotugu Akaike was a Japanese statistician. In the early 1970s, he formulated the Akaike information criterion (AIC). AIC is now widely used for model selection, which is commonly the most difficult aspect of statistical inference; additionally, AIC is the basis of a paradigm for the foundations of statistics. Akaike also made major contributions to the study of time series. In addition, he had a large role in the general development of statistics in Japan.

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