Table N: This table details the criteria we used in our judgemental parameter assessment. A spectrum of information types are listed and the factors controlling their reliability are scored out of three. Information type Physical Controlled Uncontrolled Statistical Predictive Expert/stakeholder Modeller Assessment indicator law Score experiments experiments information models knowledge intuition 3 Within Specialises in study Specialises in Within area Within study area model area area study area 2 Specialises in Specialises in Comparable Comparable Comparable Regional Transferability of comparable comparable A N/A environment environment environment model location environments environments 1 Poorly Poorly Poorly Specialises in the Specialises in comparable comparable comparable Global field only the only environment environment environment 3 Study scale scale Study scale Study scale Transferability of spatial 2 Similar Similar scale Similar scale Similar scale B N/A N/A N/A scale 1 Incomparable Incomparable Incomparable Incomparable scale scale scale scale 3 High number High number of High number of High number Comprehensive of experiments experiments surveys of models sample Quantity of 2 Multiple Multiple Multiple Representative C N/A N/A Multiple surveys evidence/studies experiments experiments models sample frame 1 Single Single Selective sample Single survey Single model experiment experiment frame 3 P < 0.001 P < 0.001 P < 0.001 P < 0.001 2 P < 0.05 P < 0.05 P < 0.05 P < 0.05 N/A N/A N/A D Statistical confidence 1 P-value not P-value not P-value not P-value not provided provided provided provided
Table N: This table details the criteria we used in our judgemental parameter assessment. A spectrum of information types are listed and the factors controlling their reliability are scored out of three. Information type Assessment indicator Physical law Score Controlled experiments Uncontrolled experiments Statistical information Predictive models Expert/stakeholder knowledge Modeller intuition A Transferability of location N/A 3 Within area Within area Within study area model Specialises in study area Specialises in study area 2 Comparable environment Comparable environment Comparable environment Regional model Specialises in comparable environments Specialises in comparable environments 1 Poorly comparable environment Poorly comparable environment Poorly comparable environment Global Specialises in the field only Specialises in the only B Transferability of spatial scale N/A 3 Study scale scale Study scale Study scale N/A N/A 2 Similar Similar scale Similar scale Similar scale 1 Incomparable scale Incomparable scale Incomparable scale Incomparable scale C Quantity of evidence/studies N/A 3 High number of experiments High number of experiments High number of surveys High number of models Comprehensive sample N/A 2 Multiple experiments Multiple experiments Multiple surveys Multiple models Representative sample frame 1 Single experiment Single experiment Single survey Single model Selective sample frame D Statistical confidence N/A 3 P < 0.001 P < 0.001 P < 0.001 P < 0.001 N/A N/A 2 P < 0.05 P < 0.05 P < 0.05 P < 0.05 1 P-value not provided P-value not provided P-value not provided P-value not provided
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