Rate my model
A tool for scientists and philosophers to think about their non-human animal models and have conceptual keys to improve them
General Description
Rate my model is a tool to assess the overall plausibility of your animal model regarding your question/goal of research.
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The evaluation comprises 3 steps to complete:
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Experimental context: describe your research context and your scientific question by typing short text.
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Internal validity: estimate the fiability of your measures, assess your interpretations, and evaluate the robustness of your results.
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External validity: explicit and assess the degree of similarities between your model and its target(s) at different biological level.
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The score of each criteria: assigned by yourself (-3 to 3).
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to give yourself a general idea of the strengths and weaknessess.
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The weight of each criteria: assigned by yourself (0 to 3).
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0: the criteria is non applicable (NA) to your model
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1: the importance of the criteria is low in assessing the plausibility of your model
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2: intermediate importance
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3: key aspect of your model
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About score and weight (steps 2 and 3)
More information and instructions
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- You can add other criteria to evaluate specificities of your model not taken into account by the general criteria proposed.
- Add comments to justify each attributed score and associated weight.
âš Please run the evaluation for only ONE model and its associated experimental protocol & research question at a time. âš
One evaluation : one question of research, and one evaluator.
If your model can be used to study several phenomena, please repeat the evaluation for each of the phenomena.