Table 1.

MDL objects used in the Model Object Group (MOG) definition for various modeling and simulation tasks.

Pharmacometric activity	MDL objects used in the MOG definition
	Data object	Design object	Parameter object	Prior object	Model object	Task properties obj.a
Estimation	X		Initial Values		X	MLX task properties
Bayesian estimation	X			X	X	BUGS task properties
Visual Predictive Check	X		Estimated Parameters		X	NONMEM task properties
Prediction/simulation	(X)b	X	Estimated Parameters		X	simulx task properties
Optimal design/evaluation		X	Estimated Parameters		X	PFIM or PopED task properties

^aThe Task Properties Object contains settings for the specific modeling and simulation task relevant to the target software tool for that task.

^bFor prediction or simulation, a Data Object can be used as an alternative to the Design Object.