Table 5 Paired sample t test comparison of absolute value of errors obtained using \(PRM({\widehat{\overline{D}}\widehat{D}}_{\mathrm{g}})\) and \(PRM({{\widehat{D}}_{\mathrm{o}}\widehat{D}}_{\mathrm{g}})\) for \(dbh\) classes. Differences between absolute value of errors are obtained subtracting the absolute value of the errors for \(PRM({{\widehat{D}}_{\mathrm{o}}\widehat{D}}_{\mathrm{g}})\) to the absolute value of the errors for \(PRM({\widehat{\overline{D}}\widehat{D}}_{\mathrm{g}})\). Negative values indicate that errors in \(PRM({{\widehat{D}}_{\mathrm{o}}\widehat{D}}_{\mathrm{g}})\) are larger than those in \(PRM({\widehat{\overline{D}}\widehat{D}}_{\mathrm{g}})\). \(\overline{D}:\) mean diameter, \({D}_{\mathrm{o}}\): dominant diameter, \({D}_{\mathrm{g}}\): quadratic mean diameter and \(N:\) stand density. \(\widehat{\overline{D}}\), \({\widehat{D}}_{\mathrm{o}}\) and \({\widehat{D}}_{\mathrm{g}}\) represent predictions of \(\overline{D}, {D}_{\mathrm{o}}\) and \({D}_{\mathrm{g}}\) obtained from the yield table models

From: Comparison of two parameter recovery methods for the transformation of Pinus sylvestris yield tables into a diameter distribution model