Researchers often pursue proof of concept research, but criteria for evaluating such research remain poorly specified. This paper proposes a general framework for proof of concept research that knits together and augments earlier discussions. The framework includes prototypes, proof of concept demonstrations, and post facto demonstrations. With a case from theoretical evolutionary genetics, the paper illustrates the general framework and articulates some of the reasoning strategies used within that field. This paper provides both specific tools with which to understand how researchers evaluate models in theoretical evolutionary genetics, and general tools that apply to proof of concept research more generally.

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概念研究证明

研究人员经常追求概念研究的证明，但评估此类研究的标准仍然不明确。本文提出了一个用于概念证明研究的一般框架，该框架将之前的讨论结合在一起并加强了讨论。该框架包括原型、概念验证演示和事后演示。本文以理论进化遗传学为例，说明了一般框架并阐明了该领域中使用的一些推理策略。本文提供了用于了解研究人员如何评估理论进化遗传学模型的特定工具，以及更普遍地适用于概念证明研究的通用工具。