01 Golem of Prague Chapter

Author

Josef Fruehwald

Published

May 9, 2023

Listening

Hypotheses != Models != Statistics

flowchart LR
  H0("H0<br>Evolution is Neutral") <--> P0A["Process<br>Neutral Equilibrium"] 
  H0 <--> P0B["Process<br>Neutral Non-Equilibrium"]
  H1("H1<br>Selection Matters") <--> P1A["Process<br>Constant Selection"]
  H1 <--> P1B["Process<br>Fluctuating Selection"]
  
  P0A <--> MII(["Model2<br>Power Law"])
  P1B <--> MII
  P1A <--> MIII(["Model3<br>'something different'"])
  P0B <--> MI(["Model1<br>another thing"])

Rejecting Model 1 does not result in a unique identification of a process, or even a hypothesis.