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+title: Example evaluations of the dimethenamid data from 2018
+author: Johannes Ranke
+date: Last change 11 January 2022, built on `r format(Sys.Date(), format = "%d %b %Y")`
+output:
+ html_document:
+ toc: true
+ toc_float: true
+ code_folding: hide
+ fig_retina: null
+bibliography: ../references.bib
+vignette: >
+ %\VignetteEngine{knitr::rmarkdown}
+ %\VignetteEncoding{UTF-8}
+---
+
+[Wissenschaftlicher Berater, Kronacher Str. 12, 79639 Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany](http://www.jrwb.de)
+
+```{r, include = FALSE}
+require(knitr)
+require(mkin)
+require(nlme)
+options(digits = 5)
+opts_chunk$set(
+ comment = "",
+ tidy = FALSE,
+ cache = TRUE
+)
+```
+
+# Introduction
+
+During the preparation of the journal article on nonlinear mixed-effects models
+in degradation kinetics [@ranke2021] and the analysis of the dimethenamid
+degradation data analysed therein, a need for a more detailed analysis using
+not only nlme and saemix, but also nlmixr for fitting the mixed-effects models
+was identified, as many model variants do not converge when fitted with nlme,
+and not all relevant error models can be fitted with saemix.
+
+This vignette is an attempt to satisfy this need.
+
+# Data
+
+Residue data forming the basis for the endpoints derived in the conclusion on
+the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of dimethenamid-P published by
+the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in 2018 [@efsa_2018_dimethenamid]
+were transcribed from the risk assessment report [@dimethenamid_rar_2018_b8]
+which can be downloaded from the Open EFSA repository
+[https://open.efsa.europa.eu/study-inventory/EFSA-Q-2014-00716](https://open.efsa.europa.eu).
+
+The data are [available in the mkin
+package](https://pkgdown.jrwb.de/mkin/reference/dimethenamid_2018.html). The
+following code (hidden by default, please use the button to the right to show
+it) treats the data available for the racemic mixture dimethenamid (DMTA) and
+its enantiomer dimethenamid-P (DMTAP) in the same way, as no difference between
+their degradation behaviour was identified in the EU risk assessment. The
+observation times of each dataset are multiplied with the corresponding
+normalisation factor also available in the dataset, in order to make it
+possible to describe all datasets with a single set of parameters.
+
+Also, datasets observed in the same soil are merged, resulting in dimethenamid
+(DMTA) data from six soils.
+
+```{r dimethenamid_data}
+library(mkin, quietly = TRUE)
+dmta_ds <- lapply(1:7, function(i) {
+ ds_i <- dimethenamid_2018$ds[[i]]$data
+ ds_i[ds_i$name == "DMTAP", "name"] <- "DMTA"
+ ds_i$time <- ds_i$time * dimethenamid_2018$f_time_norm[i]
+ ds_i
+})
+names(dmta_ds) <- sapply(dimethenamid_2018$ds, function(ds) ds$title)
+dmta_ds[["Elliot"]] <- rbind(dmta_ds[["Elliot 1"]], dmta_ds[["Elliot 2"]])
+dmta_ds[["Elliot 1"]] <- NULL
+dmta_ds[["Elliot 2"]] <- NULL
+```
+
+# Parent degradation
+
+We evaluate the observed degradation of the parent compound using simple
+exponential decline (SFO) and biexponential decline (DFOP), using constant
+variance (const) and a two-component variance (tc) as error models.
+
+## Separate evaluations
+
+As a first step, to get a visual impression of the fit of the different models,
+we do separate evaluations for each soil using the mmkin function from the
+mkin package:
+
+```{r f_parent_mkin}
+f_parent_mkin_const <- mmkin(c("SFO", "DFOP"), dmta_ds,
+ error_model = "const", quiet = TRUE)
+f_parent_mkin_tc <- mmkin(c("SFO", "DFOP"), dmta_ds,
+ error_model = "tc", quiet = TRUE)
+```
+
+The plot of the individual SFO fits shown below suggests that at least in some
+datasets the degradation slows down towards later time points, and that the
+scatter of the residuals error is smaller for smaller values (panel to the
+right):
+
+```{r f_parent_mkin_sfo_const}
+plot(mixed(f_parent_mkin_const["SFO", ]))
+```
+
+Using biexponential decline (DFOP) results in a slightly more random
+scatter of the residuals:
+
+```{r f_parent_mkin_dfop_const}
+plot(mixed(f_parent_mkin_const["DFOP", ]))
+```
+
+The population curve (bold line) in the above plot results from taking the mean
+of the individual transformed parameters, i.e. of log k1 and log k2, as well as
+of the logit of the g parameter of the DFOP model). Here, this procedure
+does not result in parameters that represent the degradation well, because in some
+datasets the fitted value for k2 is extremely close to zero, leading to a log
+k2 value that dominates the average. This is alleviated if only rate constants
+that pass the t-test for significant difference from zero (on the untransformed
+scale) are considered in the averaging:
+
+```{r f_parent_mkin_dfop_const_test}
+plot(mixed(f_parent_mkin_const["DFOP", ]), test_log_parms = TRUE)
+```
+
+While this is visually much more satisfactory, such an average procedure could
+introduce a bias, as not all results from the individual fits enter the
+population curve with the same weight. This is where nonlinear mixed-effects
+models can help out by treating all datasets with equally by fitting a
+parameter distribution model together with the degradation model and the error
+model (see below).
+
+The remaining trend of the residuals to be higher for higher predicted residues
+is reduced by using the two-component error model:
+
+```{r f_parent_mkin_dfop_tc_test}
+plot(mixed(f_parent_mkin_tc["DFOP", ]), test_log_parms = TRUE)
+```
+
+## Nonlinear mixed-effects models
+
+Instead of taking a model selection decision for each of the individual fits, we fit
+nonlinear mixed-effects models (using different fitting algorithms as implemented in
+different packages) and do model selection using all available data at the same time.
+In order to make sure that these decisions are not unduly influenced by the
+type of algorithm used, by implementation details or by the use of wrong control
+parameters, we compare the model selection results obtained with different R
+packages, with different algorithms and checking control parameters.
+
+### nlme
+
+The nlme package was the first R extension providing facilities to fit nonlinear
+mixed-effects models. We would like to do model selection from all four
+combinations of degradation models and error models based on the AIC.
+However, fitting the DFOP model with constant variance and using default
+control parameters results in an error, signalling that the maximum number
+of 50 iterations was reached, potentially indicating overparameterisation.
+Nevertheless, the algorithm converges when the two-component error model is
+used in combination with the DFOP model. This can be explained by the fact
+that the smaller residues observed at later sampling times get more
+weight when using the two-component error model which will counteract the
+tendency of the algorithm to try parameter combinations unsuitable for
+fitting these data.
+
+```{r f_parent_nlme, warning = FALSE}
+library(nlme)
+f_parent_nlme_sfo_const <- nlme(f_parent_mkin_const["SFO", ])
+# f_parent_nlme_dfop_const <- nlme(f_parent_mkin_const["DFOP", ])
+f_parent_nlme_sfo_tc <- nlme(f_parent_mkin_tc["SFO", ])
+f_parent_nlme_dfop_tc <- nlme(f_parent_mkin_tc["DFOP", ])
+```
+
+Note that a certain degree of overparameterisation is also indicated by a
+warning obtained when fitting DFOP with the two-component error model ('false
+convergence' in the 'LME step' in iteration 3). However, as this warning does
+not occur in later iterations, and specifically not in the last of the
+`r f_parent_nlme_dfop_tc$numIter` iterations, we can ignore this warning.
+
+The model comparison function of the nlme package can directly be applied
+to these fits showing a much lower AIC for the DFOP model fitted with the
+two-component error model. Also, the likelihood ratio test indicates that this
+difference is significant as the p-value is below 0.0001.
+
+```{r AIC_parent_nlme}
+anova(
+ f_parent_nlme_sfo_const, f_parent_nlme_sfo_tc, f_parent_nlme_dfop_tc
+)
+```
+
+In addition to these fits, attempts were also made to include correlations
+between random effects by using the log Cholesky parameterisation of the matrix
+specifying them. The code used for these attempts can be made visible below.
+
+```{r f_parent_nlme_logchol, warning = FALSE, eval = FALSE}
+f_parent_nlme_sfo_const_logchol <- nlme(f_parent_mkin_const["SFO", ],
+ random = nlme::pdLogChol(list(DMTA_0 ~ 1, log_k_DMTA ~ 1)))
+anova(f_parent_nlme_sfo_const, f_parent_nlme_sfo_const_logchol)
+f_parent_nlme_sfo_tc_logchol <- nlme(f_parent_mkin_tc["SFO", ],
+ random = nlme::pdLogChol(list(DMTA_0 ~ 1, log_k_DMTA ~ 1)))
+anova(f_parent_nlme_sfo_tc, f_parent_nlme_sfo_tc_logchol)
+f_parent_nlme_dfop_tc_logchol <- nlme(f_parent_mkin_const["DFOP", ],
+ random = nlme::pdLogChol(list(DMTA_0 ~ 1, log_k1 ~ 1, log_k2 ~ 1, g_qlogis ~ 1)))
+anova(f_parent_nlme_dfop_tc, f_parent_nlme_dfop_tc_logchol)
+```
+
+While the SFO variants converge fast, the additional parameters introduced
+by this lead to convergence warnings for the DFOP model. The model comparison
+clearly show that adding correlations between random effects does not improve
+the fits.
+
+The selected model (DFOP with two-component error) fitted to the data assuming
+no correlations between random effects is shown below.
+
+```{r plot_parent_nlme}
+plot(f_parent_nlme_dfop_tc)
+```
+
+### saemix
+
+The saemix package provided the first Open Source implementation of the
+Stochastic Approximation to the Expectation Maximisation (SAEM) algorithm.
+SAEM fits of degradation models can be conveniently performed using an
+interface to the saemix package available in current development versions of
+the mkin package.
+
+The corresponding SAEM fits of the four combinations of degradation and error
+models are fitted below. As there is no convergence criterion implemented in
+the saemix package, the convergence plots need to be manually checked for every
+fit. As we will compare the SAEM implementation of saemix to the results
+obtained using the nlmixr package later, we define control settings that
+work well for all the parent data fits shown in this vignette.
+
+```{r saemix_control, results='hide'}
+library(saemix)
+saemix_control <- saemixControl(nbiter.saemix = c(800, 300), nb.chains = 15,
+ print = FALSE, save = FALSE, save.graphs = FALSE, displayProgress = FALSE)
+saemix_control_moreiter <- saemixControl(nbiter.saemix = c(1600, 300), nb.chains = 15,
+ print = FALSE, save = FALSE, save.graphs = FALSE, displayProgress = FALSE)
+```
+
+The convergence plot for the SFO model using constant variance is shown below.
+
+```{r f_parent_saemix_sfo_const, results = 'hide', dependson = "saemix_control"}
+f_parent_saemix_sfo_const <- mkin::saem(f_parent_mkin_const["SFO", ], quiet = TRUE,
+ control = saemix_control, transformations = "saemix")
+plot(f_parent_saemix_sfo_const$so, plot.type = "convergence")
+```
+
+Obviously the default number of iterations is sufficient to reach convergence.
+This can also be said for the SFO fit using the two-component error model.
+
+```{r f_parent_saemix_sfo_tc, results = 'hide', dependson = "saemix_control"}
+f_parent_saemix_sfo_tc <- mkin::saem(f_parent_mkin_tc["SFO", ], quiet = TRUE,
+ control = saemix_control, transformations = "saemix")
+plot(f_parent_saemix_sfo_tc$so, plot.type = "convergence")
+```
+
+When fitting the DFOP model with constant variance (see below), parameter
+convergence is not as unambiguous.
+
+```{r f_parent_saemix_dfop_const, results = 'hide', dependson = "saemix_control"}
+f_parent_saemix_dfop_const <- mkin::saem(f_parent_mkin_const["DFOP", ], quiet = TRUE,
+ control = saemix_control, transformations = "saemix")
+plot(f_parent_saemix_dfop_const$so, plot.type = "convergence")
+```
+
+This is improved when the DFOP model is fitted with the two-component error
+model. Convergence of the variance of k2 is enhanced, it remains more or less
+stable already after 200 iterations of the first phase.
+
+```{r f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc, results = 'hide', dependson = "saemix_control"}
+f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc <- mkin::saem(f_parent_mkin_tc["DFOP", ], quiet = TRUE,
+ control = saemix_control, transformations = "saemix")
+plot(f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc$so, plot.type = "convergence")
+```
+
+```{r f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc_moreiter, results = 'hide', dependson = "saemix_control"}
+# The last time I tried (2022-01-11) this gives an error in solve.default(omega.eta)
+# system is computationally singular: reciprocal condition number = 5e-17
+#f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc_10k <- mkin::saem(f_parent_mkin_tc["DFOP", ], quiet = TRUE,
+# control = saemix_control_10k, transformations = "saemix")
+# Now we do not get a significant improvement by using twice the number of iterations
+f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc_moreiter <- mkin::saem(f_parent_mkin_tc["DFOP", ], quiet = TRUE,
+ control = saemix_control_moreiter, transformations = "saemix")
+#plot(f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc_moreiter$so, plot.type = "convergence")
+```
+
+An alternative way to fit DFOP in combination with the two-component error model
+is to use the model formulation with transformed parameters as used per default
+in mkin.
+
+```{r f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc_mkin, results = 'hide', dependson = "saemix_control"}
+f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc_mkin <- mkin::saem(f_parent_mkin_tc["DFOP", ], quiet = TRUE,
+ control = saemix_control, transformations = "mkin")
+plot(f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc_mkin$so, plot.type = "convergence")
+```
+As the convergence plots do not clearly indicate that the algorithm has converged, we
+again use four times the number of iterations, which leads to almost satisfactory
+convergence (see below).
+
+```{r f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc_mkin_moreiter, results = 'hide', dependson = "saemix_control"}
+saemix_control_muchmoreiter <- saemixControl(nbiter.saemix = c(3200, 300), nb.chains = 15,
+ print = FALSE, save = FALSE, save.graphs = FALSE, displayProgress = FALSE)
+f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc_mkin_muchmoreiter <- mkin::saem(f_parent_mkin_tc["DFOP", ], quiet = TRUE,
+ control = saemix_control_muchmoreiter, transformations = "mkin")
+plot(f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc_mkin_muchmoreiter$so, plot.type = "convergence")
+```
+
+The four combinations (SFO/const, SFO/tc, DFOP/const and DFOP/tc), including
+the variations of the DFOP/tc combination can be compared using the model
+comparison function of the saemix package:
+
+```{r AIC_parent_saemix, cache = FALSE}
+AIC_parent_saemix <- saemix::compare.saemix(
+ f_parent_saemix_sfo_const$so,
+ f_parent_saemix_sfo_tc$so,
+ f_parent_saemix_dfop_const$so,
+ f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc$so,
+ f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc_moreiter$so,
+ f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc_mkin$so,
+ f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc_mkin_muchmoreiter$so)
+rownames(AIC_parent_saemix) <- c(
+ "SFO const", "SFO tc", "DFOP const", "DFOP tc", "DFOP tc more iterations",
+ "DFOP tc mkintrans", "DFOP tc mkintrans more iterations")
+print(AIC_parent_saemix)
+```
+
+As in the case of nlme fits, the DFOP model fitted with two-component error
+(number 4) gives the lowest AIC. Using a much larger number of iterations
+does not significantly change the AIC. When the mkin transformations are used
+instead of the saemix transformations, we need four times the number of
+iterations to obtain a goodness of fit that almost as good as the result
+obtained with saemix transformations.
+
+In order to check the influence of the likelihood calculation algorithms
+implemented in saemix, the likelihood from Gaussian quadrature is added
+to the best fit, and the AIC values obtained from the three methods
+are compared.
+
+```{r AIC_parent_saemix_methods, cache = FALSE}
+f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc$so <-
+ saemix::llgq.saemix(f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc$so)
+AIC_parent_saemix_methods <- c(
+ is = AIC(f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc$so, method = "is"),
+ gq = AIC(f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc$so, method = "gq"),
+ lin = AIC(f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc$so, method = "lin")
+)
+print(AIC_parent_saemix_methods)
+```
+
+The AIC values based on importance sampling and Gaussian quadrature are very
+similar. Using linearisation is known to be less accurate, but still gives a
+similar value.
+
+### nlmixr
+
+In the last years, a lot of effort has been put into the nlmixr package which
+is designed for pharmacokinetics, where nonlinear mixed-effects models are
+routinely used, but which can also be used for related data like chemical
+degradation data. A current development branch of the mkin package provides
+an interface between mkin and nlmixr. Here, we check if we get equivalent
+results when using a refined version of the First Order Conditional Estimation
+(FOCE) algorithm used in nlme, namely the First Order Conditional Estimation
+with Interaction (FOCEI), and the SAEM algorithm as implemented in nlmixr.
+
+First, the focei algorithm is used for the four model combinations. A number of
+warnings are produced with unclear significance.
+
+```{r f_parent_nlmixr_focei, results = "hide", message = FALSE, warning = FALSE}
+library(nlmixr)
+f_parent_nlmixr_focei_sfo_const <- nlmixr(f_parent_mkin_const["SFO", ], est = "focei")
+f_parent_nlmixr_focei_sfo_tc <- nlmixr(f_parent_mkin_tc["SFO", ], est = "focei")
+f_parent_nlmixr_focei_dfop_const <- nlmixr(f_parent_mkin_const["DFOP", ], est = "focei")
+f_parent_nlmixr_focei_dfop_tc<- nlmixr(f_parent_mkin_tc["DFOP", ], est = "focei")
+```
+
+```{r AIC_parent_nlmixr_focei, cache = FALSE}
+aic_nlmixr_focei <- sapply(
+ list(f_parent_nlmixr_focei_sfo_const$nm, f_parent_nlmixr_focei_sfo_tc$nm,
+ f_parent_nlmixr_focei_dfop_const$nm, f_parent_nlmixr_focei_dfop_tc$nm),
+ AIC)
+```
+
+The AIC values are very close to the ones obtained with nlme which are repeated below
+for convenience.
+
+```{r AIC_parent_nlme_rep, cache = FALSE}
+aic_nlme <- sapply(
+ list(f_parent_nlme_sfo_const, NA, f_parent_nlme_sfo_tc, f_parent_nlme_dfop_tc),
+ function(x) if (is.na(x[1])) NA else AIC(x))
+aic_nlme_nlmixr_focei <- data.frame(
+ "Degradation model" = c("SFO", "SFO", "DFOP", "DFOP"),
+ "Error model" = rep(c("constant variance", "two-component"), 2),
+ "AIC (nlme)" = aic_nlme,
+ "AIC (nlmixr with FOCEI)" = aic_nlmixr_focei,
+ check.names = FALSE
+)
+print(aic_nlme_nlmixr_focei)
+```
+
+Secondly, we use the SAEM estimation routine and check the convergence plots. The
+control parameters also used for the saemix fits are defined beforehand.
+
+```{r nlmixr_saem_control}
+nlmixr_saem_control_800 <- saemControl(logLik = TRUE,
+ nBurn = 800, nEm = 300, nmc = 15)
+nlmixr_saem_control_1000 <- saemControl(logLik = TRUE,
+ nBurn = 1000, nEm = 300, nmc = 15)
+nlmixr_saem_control_10k <- saemControl(logLik = TRUE,
+ nBurn = 10000, nEm = 1000, nmc = 15)
+```
+
+Then we fit SFO with constant variance
+
+```{r f_parent_nlmixr_saem_sfo_const, results = "hide", warning = FALSE, message = FALSE, dependson = "nlmixr_saem_control"}
+f_parent_nlmixr_saem_sfo_const <- nlmixr(f_parent_mkin_const["SFO", ], est = "saem",
+ control = nlmixr_saem_control_800)
+traceplot(f_parent_nlmixr_saem_sfo_const$nm)
+```
+
+and SFO with two-component error.
+
+```{r f_parent_nlmixr_saem_sfo_tc, results = "hide", warning = FALSE, message = FALSE, dependson = "nlmixr_saem_control"}
+f_parent_nlmixr_saem_sfo_tc <- nlmixr(f_parent_mkin_tc["SFO", ], est = "saem",
+ control = nlmixr_saem_control_800)
+traceplot(f_parent_nlmixr_saem_sfo_tc$nm)
+```
+
+For DFOP with constant variance, the convergence plots show considerable
+instability of the fit, which indicates overparameterisation which was already
+observed above for this model combination.
+
+```{r f_parent_nlmixr_saem_dfop_const, results = "hide", warning = FALSE, message = FALSE, dependson = "nlmixr_saem_control"}
+f_parent_nlmixr_saem_dfop_const <- nlmixr(f_parent_mkin_const["DFOP", ], est = "saem",
+ control = nlmixr_saem_control_800)
+traceplot(f_parent_nlmixr_saem_dfop_const$nm)
+```
+
+For DFOP with two-component error, a less erratic convergence is seen.
+
+```{r f_parent_nlmixr_saem_dfop_tc, results = "hide", warning = FALSE, message = FALSE, dependson = "nlmixr_saem_control"}
+f_parent_nlmixr_saem_dfop_tc <- nlmixr(f_parent_mkin_tc["DFOP", ], est = "saem",
+ control = nlmixr_saem_control_800)
+traceplot(f_parent_nlmixr_saem_dfop_tc$nm)
+```
+
+To check if an increase in the number of iterations improves the fit, we repeat
+the fit with 1000 iterations for the burn in phase and 300 iterations for the
+second phase.
+
+```{r f_parent_nlmixr_saem_dfop_tc_1k, results = "hide", warning = FALSE, message = FALSE, dependson = "nlmixr_saem_control"}
+f_parent_nlmixr_saem_dfop_tc_1000 <- nlmixr(f_parent_mkin_tc["DFOP", ], est = "saem",
+ control = nlmixr_saem_control_1000)
+traceplot(f_parent_nlmixr_saem_dfop_tc_1000$nm)
+```
+
+Here the fit looks very similar, but we will see below that it shows a higher AIC
+than the fit with 800 iterations in the burn in phase. Next we choose
+10 000 iterations for the burn in phase and 1000 iterations for the second
+phase for comparison with saemix.
+
+```{r f_parent_nlmixr_saem_dfop_tc_10k, results = "hide", warning = FALSE, message = FALSE, dependson = "nlmixr_saem_control"}
+f_parent_nlmixr_saem_dfop_tc_10k <- nlmixr(f_parent_mkin_tc["DFOP", ], est = "saem",
+ control = nlmixr_saem_control_10k)
+traceplot(f_parent_nlmixr_saem_dfop_tc_10k$nm)
+```
+
+In the above convergence plot, the time course of 'eta.DMTA_0' and
+'log_k2' indicate a false convergence.
+
+The AIC values are internally calculated using Gaussian quadrature.
+
+```{r AIC_parent_nlmixr_saem, cache = FALSE}
+AIC(f_parent_nlmixr_saem_sfo_const$nm, f_parent_nlmixr_saem_sfo_tc$nm,
+ f_parent_nlmixr_saem_dfop_const$nm, f_parent_nlmixr_saem_dfop_tc$nm,
+ f_parent_nlmixr_saem_dfop_tc_1000$nm,
+ f_parent_nlmixr_saem_dfop_tc_10k$nm)
+```
+
+We can see that again, the DFOP/tc model shows the best goodness of fit.
+However, increasing the number of burn-in iterations from 800 to 1000 results
+in a higher AIC. If we further increase the number of iterations to 10 000
+(burn-in) and 1000 (second phase), the AIC cannot be calculated for the
+nlmixr/saem fit, supporting that the fit did not converge properly.
+
+### Comparison
+
+The following table gives the AIC values obtained with the three packages using
+the same control parameters (800 iterations burn-in, 300 iterations second
+phase, 15 chains).
+
+```{r AIC_all, cache = FALSE}
+AIC_all <- data.frame(
+ check.names = FALSE,
+ "Degradation model" = c("SFO", "SFO", "DFOP", "DFOP"),
+ "Error model" = c("const", "tc", "const", "tc"),
+ nlme = c(AIC(f_parent_nlme_sfo_const), AIC(f_parent_nlme_sfo_tc), NA, AIC(f_parent_nlme_dfop_tc)),
+ nlmixr_focei = sapply(list(f_parent_nlmixr_focei_sfo_const$nm, f_parent_nlmixr_focei_sfo_tc$nm,
+ f_parent_nlmixr_focei_dfop_const$nm, f_parent_nlmixr_focei_dfop_tc$nm), AIC),
+ saemix = sapply(list(f_parent_saemix_sfo_const$so, f_parent_saemix_sfo_tc$so,
+ f_parent_saemix_dfop_const$so, f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc$so), AIC),
+ nlmixr_saem = sapply(list(f_parent_nlmixr_saem_sfo_const$nm, f_parent_nlmixr_saem_sfo_tc$nm,
+ f_parent_nlmixr_saem_dfop_const$nm, f_parent_nlmixr_saem_dfop_tc$nm), AIC)
+)
+kable(AIC_all)
+```
+
+```{r parms_all, cache = FALSE}
+intervals(f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc)
+intervals(f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc)
+intervals(f_parent_saemix_dfop_tc_mkin_muchmoreiter)
+intervals(f_parent_nlmixr_saem_dfop_tc)
+intervals(f_parent_nlmixr_saem_dfop_tc_10k)
+```
+
+
+
+# References
+
+<!-- vim: set foldmethod=syntax: -->

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