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Multimodel inference in ecology and evolution: challenges and solutions.

C E Grueber¹, S Nakagawa, R J Laws

¹Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. c_grueber@yahoo.co.nz

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Model averaging is useful for complex ecological and evolutionary analyses but presents practical challenges. This study addresses these issues, offering solutions and identifying areas for future research to improve accessibility.

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Area of Science:

Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Statistics

Background:

Information theoretic approaches and model averaging are gaining traction in ecological and evolutionary research.
Applying these methods to complex, realistic models poses significant challenges, particularly for researchers without a formal statistics background.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify and discuss practical obstacles encountered when applying model averaging to complex ecological and evolutionary models.
To provide tentative solutions for existing issues and highlight areas requiring further research.
To enhance the accessibility of model averaging techniques for researchers in ecology and evolution.

Main Methods:

Review of practical challenges in model averaging complex models.
Identification of issues such as collinearity and computation of model-averaged parameters.
Exploration of unresolved questions regarding random effects and information criteria selection.
Demonstration with a worked example of mixed model analysis for inbreeding depression.

Main Results:

Several practical obstacles to model averaging complex models were identified.
Tentative solutions were proposed for issues like predictor collinearity and parameter averaging.
Areas needing future research were highlighted, including random effects and information criteria choice.

Conclusions:

Addressing practical challenges can make model averaging more accessible for complex ecological and evolutionary studies.
Further research is needed to resolve ambiguities in applying model averaging with random factors.
The study provides a foundation for broader adoption of model averaging in diverse ecological and evolutionary research.