Table 3. Relative success rates of discriminant models classifying male leopards into their respective age classes based on principal component factor scores for dewlap size, ear condition, and facial scarring.

	Full model (predictors: dewlap size, ear condition, facial scarring)		Reduced model (predictors: dewlap size)
Age class	General	Validation	General	Validation
<2 years	66.7 (15)	83.3 (6)	84.6 (13)	100.0 (8)
2–3 years	64.3 (14)	50.0 (6)	25.0 (16)	25.0 (4)
4–6 years	50.0 (8)	20 (5)	27.3 (11)	50.0 (2)
≥7 years	83.3 (12)	100.0 (3)	90.9 (11)	100 (4)
Total	67.3 (49)	60.0 (20)	54.9 (51)	77.8 (18)

Discriminant functions were built using 70% of the data with the remainder used to validate models. Rates are presented as percentages with samples sizes in parentheses.