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Multimodel approaches are not the best way to understand multifactorial systems

Abstract

Information-theoretic (IT) and multi-model averaging (MMA) statisticalapproaches are widely used but suboptimal tools for pursuing a multifactorial approach (also known as the method of multiple working hypotheses) in ecology. (1) Conceptually, IT encourages ecologists to perform tests on sets of artificial models. (2) MMA improves on IT model selection by implementing a simple form of shrinkage estimation (a way to make accurate predictions …

Authors

Bolker B

Publication date

July 23, 2023

DOI

10.32942/x2z01p

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California Digital Library (CDL)

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Benjamin Bolker

Professor, Faculty of Science
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