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Table 7 Prediction bias (%) of the NLME H–D models of A. araucana in stand 2 and stand 12, respectively

From: Determination of optimal tree height models and calibration designs for Araucaria araucana and Nothofagus pumilio in mixed stands affected to different levels by anthropogenic disturbance in South-Central Chile

Alternatives

Simple NLME model

Generalized NLME model

Stand

Bias (%)

Stand

Bias (%)

Stand

Bias (%)

Stand

Bias (%)

Only diameters/only diameters and stand variables are measured

2

21.558

12

2.470

2

7.104

12

2.417

 + 1 height random tree

20.296

2.323

7.081

2.400

 + 2 height random trees

19.504

2.277

7.010

2.456

 + 3 height random trees

18.531

2.246

6.958

2.323

 + 4 height random trees

17.723

2.057

6.988

2.357

 + 5 height random trees

17.088

2.031

6.875

2.385

 + 6 height random trees

16.507

1.955

6.909

2.284

 + 7 height random trees

15.948

1.928

6.846

2.378

 + 8 height random trees

15.169

1.826

6.805

2.376

Individual fit to data from each stand (ONLS)

0.022

 − 0.041

  
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