Model validation using equivalence tests

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 176, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 349-358

  Robinson, Andrew P ^a   Froese, Robert E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empirical model; FIA; FVS; Mathematical model; Process model; Statistical model

Indexed keywords

GROWTH MODELING; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 2942717231     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2004.01.013     Document Type: Article

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