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Comparing partitioned models to mixture models: do information criteria apply?
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-21, 06:28 authored by Crotty, SM, Barbara HollandBarbara HollandThe use of information criteria to distinguish between phylogenetic models has become ubiquitous within the field. However, the variety and complexity of available models are much greater now than when these practices were established. The literature shows an increasing trajectory of healthy skepticism with regard to the use of information theory-based model selection within phylogenetics. We add to this by analyzing the specific case of comparison between partition and mixture models. We argue from a theoretical basis that information criteria are inherently more likely to favor partition models over mixture models, and we then demonstrate this through simulation. Based on our findings, we suggest that partition and mixture models are not suitable for information-theory based model comparison.
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Publication title
Systematic BiologyVolume
71Issue
6Pagination
1541-1548ISSN
1063-5157Department/School
School of Natural SciencesPublisher
Taylor & Francis IncPlace of publication
325 Chestnut St, Suite 800, Philadelphia, USA, Pa, 19106Rights statement
© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Systematic Biologists. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Repository Status
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