Re: Predictive Performance

Dear Navin, If you want to assess the predictive performance of a model, I would highly recommend using visual predictive checks (VPC, also called simple predictive checks, or degenerate predictive checks). Depending on your study design, VPCs might be easy to implement or more work intensive. I find VPCs much easier to interpret than DV vs. PRED or DV vs. IPRED plots. VPCs are also easily communicated to non-modelers. If the DV vs. IPRED plot looks biased, a model is often not flexible enough to describe the data. However, there are situations when the DV vs. IPRED plot looks almost perfect, but the DV vs. PRED plot is quite biased and the VPC indicates a clear bias in model predictions. This might be due to problems with the parameter variability model. So in essence, I would look at all three of those plots to assess the appropriateness of a model. If a model is intended for simulations, the VPC is a powerful tool to visually assess the predictive performance and to tell if a potential bias in simulations might be important for the study objectives or not. Please find some references below. Best regards Juergen Yano Y, Beal SL, Sheiner LB. Evaluating pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic models using the posterior predictive check. J Pharmacokinet Pharmacodyn. 2001 Apr;28(2):171-92. Mentre F, Escolano S. Prediction discrepancies for the evaluation of nonlinear mixed-effects models. J Pharmacokinet Pharmacodyn. 2006 Jun;33(3):345-67. ----------------------------------------------- Juergen Bulitta, PhD, Post-doctoral Fellow Pharmacometrics, University at Buffalo, NY, USA Phone: +1 716 645 2855 ext. 281, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------- -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: "navin goyal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gesendet: 02.07.07 20:10:56 An: nmusers <[email protected]> Betreff: [NMusers] Predictive Performance Hi everybody, I had a question about the Predictive performance of the POPPK Model. When I am estimating the precision and bias with the POPPK model I have, am I supposed to use the individual predictions or the population predictions ??? I am using "Some suggestions for Measuring Predictive Performance" by Sheiner and Beal : J Pk and Bio Vol (:(4) 1981 :503-512 as reference. I guess I should be using the population predictions to calculate the precision and bias as I want to use the model to predict the plasma concentrations. Or does this choice depend on anything else ?? If I am using the Population predictions then, where else would I be using the individual Predictions apart from plotting them against the DV to evaluate the Goodness of Fit? Thanks in advance -- --Navin