Modeling: Neutral, Null, and Baseline.

Two strategies for using a model as “null” are distinguished. Null modeling evaluates whether a process is causally responsible for a pattern by testing it against a null model. Baseline modeling measures the relative significance of various processes responsible for a pattern by detecting deviation...

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Published in:	Philosophy of Science Vol. 85; no. 4; pp. 594 - 617
Main Author:	Bausman, William C.
Format:	Article
Published:	Cambridge University Press Oct2018
Subjects:	Null models (Ecology) Neutral Models in Biology (Book) Evaluation Scientists Hypothesis Biogeography
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