A regression-based equivalence test for model validation: Shifting the burden of proof

Tree Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 903-913

  Robinson, Andrew P ^a,b   Duursma, Remko A ^b   Marshall, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bioequivalence; Least squares regression; Model testing; TOST

Indexed keywords

MODEL VALIDATION;

EID: 22344437953     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/25.7.903     Document Type: Conference Paper

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