Table 3

Estimated parameter values
Model for inoculum survival
Units
 No imprecision in inoculation rate
 Poisson imprecision in inoculation rate
 Negative binomial imprecision in inoculation rate



point estimate
 95% interval
 point estimate
 95% interval
 point estimate
 95% interval
mass action
 S
 proportion
 0.18
 0.15, 0.20
 0.18
 0.15, 0.20
 0.23
 0.17, 0.31
facilitation
 Math
 inoculations/fortnight
 13.4
 11.8, 15.1
 15.1
 11.6, 19.2
 27.2
 10.7, 52.8
facilitation
 γ
 dimension-less
 1.17
 1.00, 1.60
 1.02
 1.00, 1.08
 1.00
 1.00, 1.01
saturation
 g
 proportion
 0.43
 0.39, 0.47
 0.65
 0.56, 0.77
 0.76
 0.61, 0.96
saturation
 β
 fortnights/inoculation
 1.89
 1.40, 2.51
 0.42
 0.28, 0.62
 0.29
 0.17, 0.45
competition
 Math
 inoculations/fortnight
 0.40
 0.30, 0.52
 0.22
 0.10, 0.39
 0.01
 0.00, 0.03
competition
 Sinf
 proportion
 0.06
 0.03, 0.08
 0.11
 0.07, 0.15
 0.06
 0.04, 0.09

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