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Table 4 The performance validation of VCT-SA and VCT-RF in three plantations

From: Use of vegetation change tracker, spatial analysis, and random forest regression to assess the evolution of plantation stand age in Southeast China

Models

Plantations

COR

RMSE (year)

MEF

BIAS (year)

Equation

VCT-SA

Pine

0.84

6.84

0.15

− 0.20

y = 0.57x + 4.69

Chinese fir

0.86

6.40

0.56

− 0.09

y = 0.60x + 5.01

Oak

0.80

5.95

0.54

− 0.04

y = 0.54x + 5.72

VCT-RF

Pine

0.74

5.55

0.53

0.08

y = 0.47x + 13.28

Chinese fir

0.69

4.84

0.45

0.02

y = 0.35x + 16.97

Oak

0.66

4.95

0.42

0.16

y = 0.38x + 15.35