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Table 1 Bayes factors (BF) tests to distinguish different modes of diversification.

From: A Bayesian framework to estimate diversification rates and their variation through time and space

 

Simulation settings

   

Bayes Factors (TDI)

  

no. of tips (ρ)

λ

μ

BD

PB

PB2

PB3

PB4

50

0.5

0.05

0

-0.71

0.17

  

100

0.5

0.05

0

-2.40

-1.77

  

50

0.5

0.25

0

2.59

1.51

  

100

0.5

0.25

0

3.66

-0.21

  

50

0.5

0.45

0

24.98

3.57

  

100

0.5

0.45

0

36.68

5.06

  

50

0.5

0

1.05

0

1.18

  

100

0.5

0

2.92

0

0.69

  

100 (25%)

1

0

2.21

0

   

200 (50%)

1

0

4.10

0

   

300 (75%)

1

0

5.33

0

   

400

1

0

6.37

0

   

100 (25%)

1

0.9

0

36.65

   

200 (50%)

1

0.9

0

68.30

   

300 (75%)

1

0.9

0

98.18

   

400

1

0.9

0

131.57

   

50

0.1, 0.2

0

-0.59

1.74

0

1.76

 

100

0.1, 0.2

0

0.44

6.78

0

0.88

 

50

0.05, 0.25

0

4.64

23.73

0

1.22

 

100

0.05, 0.25

0

5.79

 

0

0.73

 

50

0.02, 0.16

0

13.94

40.60

0

0.69

 

100

0.02, 0.16

0

29.53

90.60

0

0.93

 

50

0.2, 0.1

0

4.02

0.54

0

1.47

 

100

0.2, 0.1

0

11.57

5.57

0

1.53

 

50

0.5, 0.1

0

23.22

18.52

0

1.49

 

100

0.5, 0.1

0

58.15

51.49

0

0.81

 

50

0.16, 0.02

0

23.92

19.51

0

0.85

 

100

0.16, 0.02

0

56.32

49.53

0

0.60

 

50

0.1, 0.2, 0.1

0

-0.55

-2.26

-1.28

0

2.04

100

0.1, 0.2, 0.1

0

4.81

0.35

0.69

0

1.52

50

0.1, 0.5, 0.1

0

12.93

12.56

8.26

0

0.67

100

0.1, 0.5, 0.1

0

45.38

40.22

21.47

0

-0.10

50

0.02, 0.16, 0.02

0

22.34

21.49

18.18

0

-1.11

100

0.02, 0.16, 0.02

0

63.95

64.01

54.67

0

-1.31

  1. Bayes factors are calculated under birth-death (BD), pure-birth (PB), and pure-birth with rate shifts (PB2-PB4) based on thermodynamic integration. The BF values are calculated between the model applied in the simulation and the alternative models: Positive values support the true model.