To meet parametric analysis assumptions, variables were log transformed, but untransformed data are reported in figures.
The present document describes in detail the current version of the model (GLEAM 2.0) by presenting a thorough description of modules, background data, assumptions, variables and equations.
Results from simple linear regression (variables with p < 0.05), together with clinical assumptions (variables with p > 0.05), determined which covariates were included in the multiple linear regression models.
It is a"soft modeling" approach requiring very few distributional assumptions, variables can be numerical, ordinal or nominal, and no need for normality assumptions, while covariance-based SEM is a "hard modeling" with heavy distribution assumptions.
Suggested changes: The authors refer to their previous paper [ 1] for the model description, so it would be helpful to give a summary of the model (background, main assumptions, variables and processes).
An advantage of BRTs is their ability to ingest explanatory variables of multiple classes to model complex interactions with a given response without making assumptions about variable interactions, as is often the case with other forms of linear and non-linear modelling13.
The DAG in Figure 9 illustrates prior assumptions regarding variable relationships.
The model provides users with a base set of assumptions and variable values derived from literature but with considerable ability to vary those assumptions interactively for specific populations.
Sensitivity analyses showed the results to be reasonably insensitive to variability in key assumptions and variables.
Table 1 Definition of Master Variables and Calculated Variables as followed by DICTION* Assumptions Calculated Variables 1) Insistence Repetition of key terms indicates a preference for a limited, ordered world.
Investors on the other hand, having seen the high returns from the early deals, were eager to bid for more, even if that meant making overly optimistic assumptions about variables like the traffic flows on toll roads.
