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Table 4 Sensitivity rankings: two rankings given, top five parameters in order

From: A comparison of five malaria transmission models: benchmark tests and implications for disease control

Ross

Method 1 infected

(a,r,b,μ2,c)

 

humans only

 
 

Method 1 infected

(a,μ2,c,r,b)

 

mosquitoes only

 
 

Method 2 infected

(a,r,b,μ2,c)

 

humans only

 
 

Method 2 infected

(a,μ2,c,r,b)

 

mosquitoes only

 

MacDonald

Method 1 infected

(a,r,μ2,b,τ m )

 

humans only

 
 

Method 1 infected

(μ2,a,τ m ,c,r)

 

mosquitoes only

 
 

Method 2 infected

(a,r,b,μ2,τ m )

 

humans only

 
 

Method 2 infected

(μ2,a,τ m ,c,r)

 

mosquitoes only

 

Anderson/May

Method 1 infected

(r,a,τ h ,μ2,b,)

 

humans only

 
 

Method 1 infected

(μ2,a,c,τ m ,r)

 

mosquitoes only

 
 

Method 2 infected

(r,a,τ h ,μ2,b)

 

humans only

 
 

Method 2 infected

(μ2,a,c,τ m ,r)

 

mosquitoes only

 

McKenzie

Method 1 infected

(h,I M,D H,W N,f1)

 

humans only

 
 

Method 1 infected

(D H,f1,d,W N,I M)

 

mosquitoes only

 
 

Method 2 infected

(h,I M,W N,D H,f1)

 

humans only

 
 

Method 2 infected

(f1,D H,W N,d,I M)

 

mosquitoes only

 

Chitnis

Method 1 infected

(γ h ,μ1m,ρ h ,ψ m ,σ m )

 

humans only

 
 

Method 1 infected

(ψ m ,γ h ,μ1m,μ2m,ν m ,σ m )

 

mosquitoes only

 
 

Method 2 infected

(γ h ,ψ m ,σ m ,ρ h ,Λ h ,)

 

humans only

 
 

Method 2 infected

(σ m ,μ1m,μ2m,ψ m ,γ h )

 

mosquitoes only