Confirmation of ecological and evolution
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Elisabeth A. Lloyd
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Article
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1987
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Springer Netherlands
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English
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In this paper I distinguish various ways in which empirical claims about evolutionary and ecological models can be supported by data. I describe three basic factors bearing on confirmation of empirical claims: fit of the model to data; independent testing of various aspects of the model, and variety