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Seven rules for simulations in paleobiology
- Abstract:
- Simulations are playing an increasingly important role in paleobiology. When designing a simulation study, many decisions have to be made and common challenges will be encountered along the way. Here, we outline seven rules for executing a good simulation study. We cover topics including the choice of study question, the empirical data used as a basis for the study, statistical and methodological concerns, how to validate the study, and how to ensure it can be reproduced and extended by others. We hope that these rules and the accompanying examples will guide paleobiologists when using simulation tools to address fundamental questions about the evolution of life.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1017/pab.2020.30
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- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Journal:
- Paleobiology More from this journal
- Volume:
- 46
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 435-444
- Publication date:
- 2020-08-19
- Acceptance date:
- 2020-07-06
- DOI:
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1938-5331
- ISSN:
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0094-8373
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English
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1149659
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pubs:1149659
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2021-04-19
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- Copyright holder:
- Barido-Sottani et al.
- Copyright date:
- 2020
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- ©2020 The Author(s). Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Paleontological Society. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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