Beyond data: leveraging non-empirical information and expert knowledge in Bayesian model calibration
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| author | Vollert, Sarah A. Drovandi, Christopher Jeynes-Smith, Cailan Pascal, Luz V. Adams, Matthew P. |
| author_facet | Vollert, Sarah A. Drovandi, Christopher Jeynes-Smith, Cailan Pascal, Luz V. Adams, Matthew P. |
| contents | Mathematical models connect theory with the real world through data, enabling us to interpret, understand, and predict complex phenomena. However, scientific knowledge often extends beyond what can be empirically measured, offering valuable insights into complex and uncertain systems. Here, we introduce a statistical framework for calibrating mathematical models using non-empirical information. Through examples in ecology, biology, and medicine, we demonstrate how expert knowledge, scientific theory, and qualitative observations can meaningfully constrain models. In each case, these non-empirical insights guide models toward more realistic dynamics and more informed predictions than empirical data alone could achieve. Now, our understanding of the systems represented by mathematical models is not limited by the data that can be obtained; they instead sit at the edge of scientific understanding. |
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| spellingShingle | Beyond data: leveraging non-empirical information and expert knowledge in Bayesian model calibration Vollert, Sarah A. Drovandi, Christopher Jeynes-Smith, Cailan Pascal, Luz V. Adams, Matthew P. Methodology Applications Mathematical models connect theory with the real world through data, enabling us to interpret, understand, and predict complex phenomena. However, scientific knowledge often extends beyond what can be empirically measured, offering valuable insights into complex and uncertain systems. Here, we introduce a statistical framework for calibrating mathematical models using non-empirical information. Through examples in ecology, biology, and medicine, we demonstrate how expert knowledge, scientific theory, and qualitative observations can meaningfully constrain models. In each case, these non-empirical insights guide models toward more realistic dynamics and more informed predictions than empirical data alone could achieve. Now, our understanding of the systems represented by mathematical models is not limited by the data that can be obtained; they instead sit at the edge of scientific understanding. |
| title | Beyond data: leveraging non-empirical information and expert knowledge in Bayesian model calibration |
| topic | Methodology Applications |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.21934 |