External Review of the BMDS Exponential Continuous Models (2007)
Overview
BMDS is one of the Agency's premier tools for estimating risk assessments, therefore the validity and reliability of its statistical models are of paramount importance. This page provides links to peer review of the BMDS applications and its models as they were developed and eventually released documenting the rigorous review process taken to provide the best science tools available for statistical modeling.
In September, 2007, a new Exponential model was externally reviewed by experts, with reviews generally positive, and confirmed that the functioning of the computer code had been rigorously tested. The finalized version of the Exponential models that appeared in BMDS took these comments into account.
Impact/Purpose
This page provides links to peer review of the BMDS applications and its models as they were developed and eventually released documenting the rigorous review process taken to provide the best science tools available for statistical modeling.
Citation
U.S. EPA. Peer Review of EPA's Draft BMDS Document: Exponential Continuous Models (External Review Draft, Version 1.1). , 2007.
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