... discusses the information criteria approach to model identification, which can be thought of as an extension of the likelihood ratio approach to the case of multiple alternatives. It shows that the information criteria approach can be extended to large sets of statistical models. There is a tradeoff between...

... or similar state constitutional rights to be more protective than the federal analog. The criteria approach is analyzed in some depth, utilizing examples of the use of this methodology in a number of states. The chapter criticizes the use of the criteria approach based on a number of factors that make state...

... of teaching and sequencing regarding state constitutional interpretive methodologies. The chapter examines the criteria approach to state constitutional interpretation and the search for factors justifying divergence from federal precedent. It canvasses the state experience with the criteria approach...