Model selection for ecologists: the worldviews of AIC and BIC

Ecologists frequently ask questions that are best addressed with a model comparison approach. Under this system, the merit of several models is considered without necessarily requiring that (1) models are nested, (2) one of the models is true, and (3) only current data be used. This is in marked con...

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Published in:	Ecology (Durham) Vol. 95; no. 3; pp. 631 - 636
Main Authors:	Aho, Ken, Derryberry, DeWayne, Peterson, Teri
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Ecological Society of America 01.03.2014
Subjects:	Data Interpretation, Statistical Ecological modeling Ecological selection Ecosystem models FORUM—P values and model selection Mathematical models Modeling Models, Statistical Null hypothesis P values Parametric models Predictive modeling Research Design Sample size
ISSN:	0012-9658, 1939-9170
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