About the Authors

Stijn Hawinkel

Roles Formal analysis, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft

stijn.hawinkel@ugent.be

Affiliation Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

J. C. W. Rayner

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Centre for Computer-Assisted Research in Mathematics and its Applications, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, National Institute for Applied Statistics Research Australia (NIASRA), University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia

Luc Bijnens

Roles Supervision

Affiliations Quantitative Sciences, Janssen Pharmaceutical companies of Johnson and Johnson, Ghent, Belgium, I-BioStat, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium

Olivier Thas

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, I-BioStat, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium, National Institute for Applied Statistics Research Australia (NIASRA), University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia

Competing Interests

Stijn Hawinkel was funded by Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson. Luc Bijnens is currently employed by Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.