The ever-larger data matrices resulting from continuing improvements in DNA sequencing techniques require faster and more efficient methods of phylogenetic analysis. Here we explore a promising new ...
The goal of this blog post is to achieve the following: Introduce the concept of parsimony as used by scientists to those unfamiliar with the term. Examine how common rhetoric adopted by members of ...
A new article argues that by relying too much on parsimony in modeling, scientists make mistakes and miss opportunities. Medieval friar William of Ockham posited a famous idea: always pick the ...
This principle states that the explanation of any phenomenon should make as few assumptions as possible, eliminating those that make no difference in the observable predictions of the explanatory ...
The goal of this blog post is to achieve the following: Introduce the concept of parsimony as used by scientists to those unfamiliar with the term. Examine how common rhetoric adopted by members of ...
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