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Table 2 Evaluation of parametric and non-parametric model fit to laboratory data

From: Modelling adult Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus survival at different temperatures in laboratory and field settings

Model

Median increase in AIC relative to GAM

Optimal model choice (%)

( Ae. aegypti/ Ae. albopictus)

( Ae. aegypti/ Ae. albopictus)

Log-Logistic

320.40/22.620

4.4/1.5

Gompertz

304.83/0.005

2.2/21.9

Exponential

302.89/2.969

1.5/13.8

Weibull

302.90/0.023

0.7/13.3

GAM

-

91.1/49.5

  1. AIC = Akaike information criterion, GAM = Generalised additive model.