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  • Title: Extracting falsifiable predictions from sloppy models.
    Author: Gutenkunst RN, Casey FP, Waterfall JJ, Myers CR, Sethna JP.
    Journal: Ann N Y Acad Sci; 2007 Dec; 1115():203-11. PubMed ID: 17925353.
    Abstract:
    Successful predictions are among the most compelling validations of any model. Extracting falsifiable predictions from nonlinear multiparameter models is complicated by the fact that such models are commonly sloppy, possessing sensitivities to different parameter combinations that range over many decades. Here we discuss how sloppiness affects the sorts of data that best constrain model predictions, makes linear uncertainty approximations dangerous, and introduces computational difficulties in Monte-Carlo uncertainty analysis. We also present a useful test problem and suggest refinements to the standards by which models are communicated.
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