Table 2.
Analysis of parameter estimates for multivariate probit analysis of the effects of temperature and latitude on survival of stems of plains cottonwood (187 individuals) and saltcedar (192 individuals) on April 17, 2006
| Species | Parameter | Estimate | Standard error | Confidence limits (95%) | χ2 | Probability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood | Intercept | 0.96 | 0.788 | −0.58 | 2.51 | 1.5 | 0.22 |
| Temperature | 0.18 | 0.013 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 204.6 | <0.0001 | |
| Latitude | −0.13 | 0.021 | −0.17 | −0.09 | 37.6 | <0.0001 | |
| Saltcedar | Intercept | 0.44 | 0.563 | −0.66 | 1.55 | 0.6 | 0.43 |
| Temperature | 0.13 | 0.008 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 290.3 | <0.0001 | |
| Latitude | −0.11 | 0.015 | −0.14 | −0.08 | 51.2 | <0.0001 | |
Numbers of individuals by species and latitude are shown in Table 1.