Forecasting and Uncertainty Quantification Using a Hybrid of Mechanistic and Non-mechanistic Models for an Age-Structured Population Model

In this paper, we present a new method for the prediction and uncertainty quantification of data-driven multivariate systems. Traditionally, either mechanistic or non-mechanistic modeling methodologies have been used for prediction; however, it is uncommon for the two to be incorporated together. We...

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Published in:Bulletin of mathematical biology 2018-06, Vol.80 (6), p.1578-1595
Main Authors: Lagergren, John, Reeder, Amanda, Hamilton, Franz, Smith, Ralph C., Flores, Kevin B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Age
Bayesian analysis
Beetles
Cell Biology
Data processing
Eggs
Life Sciences
Mathematical and Computational Biology
Mathematical models
Mathematics
Mathematics and Statistics
Model accuracy
Modelling
Multivariate analysis
Original Article
Statistical inference
Uncertainty
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Summary:In this paper, we present a new method for the prediction and uncertainty quantification of data-driven multivariate systems. Traditionally, either mechanistic or non-mechanistic modeling methodologies have been used for prediction; however, it is uncommon for the two to be incorporated together. We compare the forecast accuracy of mechanistic modeling, using Bayesian inference, a non-mechanistic modeling approach based on state space reconstruction, and a novel hybrid methodology composed of the two for an age-structured population data set. The data come from cannibalistic flour beetles, in which it is observed that the adults preying on the eggs and pupae result in non-equilibrium population dynamics. Uncertainty quantification methods for the hybrid models are outlined and illustrated for these data. We perform an analysis of the results from Bayesian inference for the mechanistic model and hybrid models to suggest reasons why hybrid modeling methodology may enable more accurate forecasts of multivariate systems than traditional approaches.
ISSN:0092-8240
1522-9602
DOI:10.1007/s11538-018-0421-7