
Chapter 4
Model Selection Criteria
Mathematical models play an important and indispensa ble role in studying
and understanding the mechanisms, pathways, etc., in a complex dynamical
system. These models are often described by ordinary differential equations,
partial differential equations or de lay differential equatio ns. In practice, one
may have a set of candida te mathematical models used to describe the dy-
namical system. The question is, which model is the best one to describe the
investigated phenomena of interest based on the available experimental da ta?
This question has rec eived considerable interest from researchers, especially
those in the ...