Table 1

Average -log likelihoods and their standard errors for Weibull (W), hypertabastic (HT), log-logistic (LL) and log-normal (LN) models based on 1000 simulations from eleven parameter combinations of two parameter Weibull, log-normal and gamma distributions


W(1,1)
W(1,2)
W(2,1)
W(1,3)
W(3,1)
W(1,4)
W(4,1)
W(.5,.5)
W(.5,1)
W(1,.5)
W(2,3)

W
180.2
263.4
132
312.2
94.5
347.1
66.2
110.3
192.8
97.5
263.6

(8.8)
(12.1)
(6.8)
(14.1)
(8.6)
(16.2)
(9.2)
(21.4)
(21)
(8.6)
(10.7)
HT
181.9
265.4
133.7
314.5
96.1
349.6
67.8
112.2
194.6
98.9
267

(9.1)
(12.4)
(7.1)
(14.5)
(8.9)
(16.6)
(9.3)
(21.3)
(21.1)
(8.6)
(11.2)
LL
183.8
267.1
135.7
316
98.1
350.9
69.8
114
196.1
101.1
267.4

(9.3)
(12.7)
(7.3)
(14.8)
(9)
(16.9)
(9.3)
(21.5)
(21.3)
(8.8)
(11.4)
LN
188.3
271.6
140
320.4
102.5
355.3
74
118.4
200.8
105.3
272

(10.4)
(13.4)
(8.6)
(15.7)
(8.1)
(17.3)
(10.3)
(21.5)
(21.7)
(9.7)
(11.4)














LN(1,1)
LN(1,2)
LN(2,1)
LN(1,3)
LN(3,1)
LN(1,4)
LN(4,1)
LN(.5,.5)
LN(.5,1)
LN(1,.5)
LN(2,3)

W
359.7
443.7
478.6
494.2
600.2
530.1
719.5
216.8
300
277
610.3

(18.6)
(27)
(23.6)
(37)
(30.4)
(90.8)
(34.7)
(11.2)
(15.5)
(12.4)
(41)
HT
352.2
436.7
470.4
486.6
591.7
517.4
712
209.3
292.9
268.7
603.2

(17.6)
(26.5)
(23.1)
(35)
(29.7)
(46.4)
(34.1)
(10.3)
(14.9)
(11.7)
(40.6)
LL
351.9
436.1
470.8
486.7
592.4
516.5
711.8
209
292.3
269.1
602.6

(17.6)
(26.6)
(23.1)
(36.9)
(29.7)
(46.6)
(34.2)
(10.2)
(15)
(11.7)
(40.7)
LN
350.4
434.3
469.4
485.2
590.9
515
710.4
207.6
290.9
267.7
601.5

(17.6)
(26.6)
(23.1)
(36.9)
(29.6)
(46.6)
(34.2)
(10.1)
(14.9)
(11.6)
(40.5)














G(1,1)
G(1,2)
G(2,1)
G(1,3)
G(3,1)
G(4,1)
G(4,1)
G(.5,.5)
G(.5,1)
G(1,.5)
G(2,3)

W
180.3
97.4
250.8
48.7
283.7
305.5
305.6
155
71.9
263.2
118.3

(8.8)
(8.5)
(10)
(9.2)
(12.1)
(13.3)
(13.3)
(15.7)
(15.4)
(12.1)
(7.6)
HT
181.9
98.9
250.5
50.2
282.6
303.5
303.6
159.2
75.8
265.1
117.8

(9.1)
(8.7)
(10.1)
(9.3)
(12.2)
(13.2)
(13.2)
(15.8)
(15.5)
(12.5)
(7.7)
LL
183.9
101.1
251.5
52.4
283.1
303.9
303.9
162.1
78.9
266.8
119.1

(9.3)
(8.9)
(10.3)
(9.3)
(12.3)
(13.2)
(13.3)
(15.9)
(15.5)
(12.8)
(7.8)
LN
188.3
105.6
253.6
57.1
284.2
304.5
304.6
169.6
86.4
271.1
121.3

(10.3)
(9.8)
(10.8)
(10.2)
(12.7)
(13.4)
(13.4)
(16.4)
(16.2)
(13.7)
(8.6)

Tabatabai et al. Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling 2007 4:40   doi:10.1186/1742-4682-4-40