The word "plausible" is key.
To keep from over-looking plausible combinations of key variables, examine all possibilities.
Now, there are some mental properties for which it is plausible that the key analogy just described holds.
Therefore, even if studies are robust to plausible changes in key variables, results may not be applicable to other settings or regions.
Finally, appropriate sensitivity analyses and probabilistic Monte Carlo simulations were conducted to account for uncertainties in model parameter estimates and generate plausible ranges for key outcomes.
In this project, a set of plausible estimates for key parameters were extracted from available sources, supplemented by information from the international literature.
As the number of deaths peaks several days before Christmas when considerable staff shortages are not to be expected the distress hypothesis seems indeed to be more plausible, while the key role of the HPA was emphasised by previous studies.
We shall also use simple and probabilistic sensitivity analyses to explore whether these results are robust to plausible variations in key assumptions (e.g. average appointment times) and variations in analytical methods, and to consider the generalisability of the results.
After many years of debate on exactly how Pol II is disengaged from the template at a poly(A) signal, it seems plausible that two key aspects influence Pol II destabilisation at poly(A) signals; the speed of the Pol II elongation complex (EC), as well as the stability of the RNA DNA hybrid within the active centre of the polymerase body.
A mode of action for a toxicological effect is a biologically plausible sequence of key events, starting with the interaction of an agent with a cell, through functional and anatomical changes, leading to an observed effect supported by robust experimental observations and mechanistic data.
