qualV-package             package:qualV             R Documentation

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     Qualitative methods for model validation.

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     This package contains functions for a qualitative model
     comparison. Common quantitative deviance measures underestimate
     the similarity of patterns if there are shifts in time between
     measurement and simulation. Qualitative validation methods are
     additional methods to validate models, especially useful to
     compare the patterns of observed and simulated values. 

      For a complete list of functions with individual help pages, use
     'library(help="qualV")'.

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

     Jachner, S., K.G. v.d. Boogaart, T. Petzoldt (2007) Statistical
     methods for the qualitative assessment of dynamic models with time
     delay (R package qualV), submitted

