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Almost all qualitative conclusions, including suitability of a hypothesised network structure and sensitivity analysis, from plausible calibrations of the parameterised pea branching model were obtained by the parameter-free model.

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Almost all qualitative conclusions, including suitability of a hypothesised network structure and sensitivity analysis, from plausible calibrations of the parameterised pea branching model were obtained by the parameter-free model.

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almost all of the qualitative conclusionse1
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its parameterised analoge1

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“we compare the parameter-free model to the set of plausible calibrations of its parameterised analog, hence demonstrating that almost all of the qualitative conclusions given data - including both suitability of a hypothesised network structure, and sensitivity analysis - are obtained by the parameter-free paradigm”

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“case study in pea”

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A mathematical perspective on hypothesis-driven model construction: A case study in pea

Brodie A.J. Lawson; Elizabeth A. Dun; Christine A. Beveridge; et al. Mathematical Biosciences 2026. doi:10.1016/j.mbs.2026.109635

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