Distributions and Ranges
SBML Level 3 Package Activity Status Page
Package objectives
Sometimes modelers find it useful to provide not a single scalar value for a variable, but a range of values according to some statistical distribution. There is currently no standard way to communicate such distributions in SBML. A package for distribution and ranges should allow for both continuous and discrete distributions.
The short label for this package is distrib.
Active proposals
The SBML Development Process for SBML Level 3 defines two stages: a proposal stage, and a specification development stage. The following is a list of the active proposals for Distributions and Ranges in SBML Level 3:
| Proposal name or identification | Date | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Draft proposal based on previous work - particularly Hinxton Workshop. | 2012-06-01 | (3) |
| Hinxton proposal | Started on 2011-20-06 | (1), (2), (3) |
| Status update on proposal by D. J. Wilkinson et al. | 2010-05-04 | (1), (2), (3) |
| Proposal by C. Gillespie et al. | 2005-07-05 | (1), (2), (3) |
Legend for editorial comments:
(1) Proposal has not yet been structured according to the recommended format for SBML Level 3 package proposals.
(2) Proposal needs to be updated for SBML Level 3.
(3) Work in progress—the authors have not finalized this proposal.
Active specifications
There are no active specifications for the SBML Level 3 Distribution and Ranges package at this time.