Based on the principle of parsimony which tree is our preferred hypothesis?
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the phylogenetic tree that minimizes the total number of character-state changes optimal tree will minimize the amount of homoplasy cladogram that requires the fewest implied character state transformations the shortest possible tree that explains the data
Maximum parsimony (phylogenetics) Occam's razor
Based on the principle of parsimony which tree is our preferred hypothesis?
Occam's razor Maximum parsimony (phylogenetics) Homoplasy Cladistics Creation science Evolutionary taxonomy Cladogram Intelligent design Social comparison theory Talk:Occam's razor/Archive 1
Occam&#39;s razor is the problem-solving <b>principle</b> that states that &quot;Entities should not 
be multiplied ... <b>Our</b> preference for simplicity may be justified by its falsifiability 
criterion: we ... favoring one <b>theory</b> over another <b>based</b> merely on philosophical 
<b>principles</b>. ... Cladistic <b>parsimony</b> is used to select as the <b>preferred hypothesis</b> of
&nbsp;... The most <b>parsimonious tree</b> for the dataset represents the <b>preferred hypothesis</b> of 
relationships among the taxa in the analysis. <b>Trees are</b> scored (evaluated) by&nbsp;... Homoplasy, in biology and phylogenetics, is when a trait has been gained or lost 
... This can be observed in subterranean and cave-dwelling animals by <b>their</b> loss 
of ... Phylogenetic <b>trees are</b> often created by means of <b>parsimony</b> analysis. ... from 
a common ancestor on a <b>preferred</b> phylogenetic <b>hypothesis</b> - that is, the feature&nbsp;... Cladistics is an approach to biological classification in which organisms are 
categorized in groups (&quot;clades&quot;) <b>based</b> on the most recent common ancestor. 
<b>Hypothesized</b> relationships are typically <b>based</b> on shared derived ... Importantly, 
all descendants stay in <b>their</b> overarching ancestral clade. For example, if within a 
strict&nbsp;... Creation science or scientific creationism is a branch of creationism, presented 
without obvious ... Many state that <b>their</b> opposition to scientific evolution is 
primarily <b>based</b> on religion. ... Creation science violates the <b>principle of</b> 
<b>parsimony</b>: Parsimony favours those explanations which rely on the fewest ... 
<b>Tree</b> of life.svg&nbsp;... Evolutionary taxonomy, evolutionary systematics or Darwinian classification is a 
branch of ... Evolutionary taxonomy arose as a result of the influence of the <b>theory</b> 
of ... Darwin was primarily occupied with showing the <b>principle</b>, carefully 
refraining from ... two or more descendants requires a longer, less <b>parsimonious</b> 
<b>tree</b>. A cladogram is a diagram used in cladistics to show relations among organisms. 
A cladogram is not, however, an evolutionary <b>tree</b> because it does not show ... 
Using a <b>parsimony</b> criterion is only one of several methods to infer a phylogeny ... 
is the direction of the <b>base</b> (or root) of a rooted phylogenetic <b>tree</b> or cladogram. Intelligent design (ID) is a pseudoscientific argument for the existence of God, 
presented by its proponents as &quot;an evidence-<b>based</b> scientific <b>theory</b> about life&#39;s 
origins&quot;. ... Although ID proponents chose this provocative label for <b>their</b> 
proposed ... intelligent design and the weak form of the anthropic <b>principle</b> are 
essentially a&nbsp;... Social comparison <b>theory</b>, initially proposed by social psychologist Leon 
Festinger in 1954, centers on the belief that there is a drive within individuals to 
gain accurate self-evaluations. The <b>theory</b> explains how individuals evaluate 
<b>their</b> own opinions and abilities ... The proxy is evaluated <b>based</b> on ability and is 
concerned with the question&nbsp;... I&#39;m putting this expansion request for the &quot;justifications&quot; section here because 
currently, what it ... I changed the storm/<b>tree</b> argument simply because the 
simplest explanation ... Atleast, that&#39;s <b>my theory</b> it sounds plausible, and I&#39;m 
sticking to it. ... is factually incorrect in that it equates Occam&#39;s Razor with the <b>law</b> 
<b>of parsimony</b>.
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