Validation, Verification, and Calibration: Using Standardized Terminology When Describing Ecological Models: WEC216/UW256, 4/2007

Frank J. Mazzotti; Joy J. Vinci

doi:10.32473/edis-uw256-2007

Vol. 2007 No. 16, Historical Fact Sheets

Vol. 2007 No. 16

Validation, Verification, and Calibration: Using Standardized Terminology When Describing Ecological Models: WEC216/UW256, 4/2007

Historical Fact Sheets

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-uw256-2007

Published 2007-07-11

Frank J. Mazzotti⁺⁻
Joy J. Vinci⁺⁻

Frank J. Mazzotti

University of Florida

Joy J. Vinci

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Mazzotti, Frank J., and Joy J. Vinci. 2007. “Validation, Verification, and Calibration: Using Standardized Terminology When Describing Ecological Models: WEC216 UW256, 4 2007”. EDIS 2007 (16). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-uw256-2007.

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WEC-216, a 2-page fact sheet by Frank J. Mazzotti and Joy J. Vinci, discusses briefly the philosophical issues surrounding the use of ecological models and try to reduce confusion by providing definitions for these three key terms. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, April 2007.

WEC216/UW256: Validation, Verification, and Calibration: Using Standardized Terminology When Describing Ecological Models (ufl.edu)

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References

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Mitro M.G. 2001. Ecological model testing: verification, validation, or neither? Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 82:235-236. https://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9623(2001)082[0235:SACN]2.0.CO;2

Oreskes N, Shrader-Frechette K, Belitz K. Feb 1994. Verification, validation, and confirmation of numerical models in the earth sciences. Science, 263:641-646. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.263.5147.641

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