Retraction notice to "Comparison of predictions of daily evapotranspiration based on climate variables using different data mining and empirical methods in various climates of Iran"(Heliyon, (2023), 9, 2, (e13245), (S2405844023004528), 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13245)

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier policy on article withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies-and-standards/article-withdrawal). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor. Post-publication, an investigation conducted by Elsevier's Research Integrity & Publishing Ethics team on behalf of the journal identified references that are irrelevant to the article. The authors were asked to comment upon the presence of these references in their work but were unable to satisfactorily address the reason for the references. Consequently, the editor has lost confidence in the results and conclusions of the article and has determined it should be retracted. The scientific community takes a very strong view on this matter and apologies are offered to readers of the journal that this was not detected during the submission process. The authors have not responded to the retraction notice.