Gudeta Weldesemayat Sileshi

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Why is allometry so ambiguous and often misapplied?

Allometry is ubiquitous in biology. But its application across some disciplines is more like Fortsche’s story in “Chaos in the brickyeard” (Science 142: 339; 1963). The use of the terms and...

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Is there a cut-off point for the mean absolute percentage error (MAPE)?

Can we say if MAPE is greater than X the forecast is not accurate? Such cut-off points exist for example for the percent relative standard error (PRSE). If a parameter has PRSE>30% it is usually...

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How can I produce Bayesian credible intervals for individual predictions for an exponential distance decay model?

I am trying to generate predictions for an exponential distance-decay model of a response variable (Y) varying with distance (D), i.e. Y = a*exp(-b*D). My problem is how to generate credible...

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From a Bayesian perspective, what is the equivalent of Akaike weights (AICw)?

When comparing models Akaike information criterion (AIC), Schwarz Bayesian information criterion (BIC) or Deviance information criterion (DIC), which is the Bayesian generalization of AIC and BIC...

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