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. 2021 Jun 12;17:60. doi: 10.1186/s13007-021-00753-2

Table 2.

Summary of the statistical methods used in the analysis, and the frequency of their implementation in the scientific literature (Additional file 1: Table S1)

Technique Deterministic model Statistical distribution Frequency of implementation in the literature
Least squares Equation (2) Never
Maximum likelihood Equation (2) Normal Sometimes
Maximum likelihood Equation (2) Beta Never
Maximum likelihood Equation (3)a Normal Mostly
Bayesian Equation (2) Beta Never

aLog-transformed linear model (LogTLM)