-During parameter fitting, parameter values are inferred from data. Identifiability is a concept describing to what extent the identification of parameter values for a certain model is actually feasible. Ideally, parameter fitting should always be accompanied with an identifiability analysis of the problem. Identifiability can be divided into *structural* and *practical* identifiability[^1]. Structural identifiability considers only the system and what quantities we can measure to determine which quantities can be identified. Practical identifiability instead considers the available data, and determines what system quantities can be inferred from it. Generally, in the hypothetical case of an infinite amounts of noise-less data, practical identifiability becomes identical to structural identifiability. Generally, structural identifiability is assessed before parameters are fitted, while practical identifiability is assessed afterwards.
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