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. 2010 Aug 18;106(2):370–382. doi: 10.1038/hdy.2010.96

Table 8. Mean relative bias of the ABC analyses for estimated historical parameters of Sphagnum troendelagicum based on the present data sets (see Figure 1a and text for details).

Parameter Mean Median Mode
t1 5.50 3.85 2.08
t2 0.86 0.50 0.31
t3 1.41 1.19 1.00
t4 0.66 0.37 0.22
tA 1.44 1.04 0.74
NA 0.06 0.03 0.02
Nt 1.78 1.49 1.03
N0 58.48 63.83 94.48
X 0.10 0.15 0.79

Abbreviation: ABC, approximate Bayesian computation.

Mean, median and modal values of most relative biases, defined as the average difference between estimates and true values based on simulation analyses, are presented.