Jian Fang, Qing-Yu Xie, Qing-Gang Meng, Hong-Yu Meng, Xiang-Jia Luan
[Priority ranking of Chinese patent medicine prescriptions for type 2 diabetes mellitus (syndrome of deficiency of both Qi and Yin): based on analytic hierarchy process (AHP)]
Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
inductive inference plays central role study biological systems one aims increase understanding system reasoning backwards uncertain observations identify causal relationships among components system causal relationships postulated prior knowledge hypothesis simply model experiments designed test model inferential statistics used establish level confidence well postulated model explains acquired data iterative process commonly referred scientific method either improves confidence model suggests revisit prior knowledge develop new model advances technology impact use prior knowledge data formulate models biological networks observe cellular behavior however approach modelbased inference remained largely unchanged since fisher neyman pearson developed ideas early 1900s gave rise known classical statistical hypothesis model testing summarize conventional methods modelbased inference suggest contemporary approach aid quest discover cells dynamically interpret transmit information therapeutic aims integrates ideas drawn high performance computing bayesian statistics chemical kinetics