Table 1. Bias and inaccuracy in composite fire interval (CFI) and individual-tree fire interval (ITFI) estimates if used to estimate fire rotation-total trees/plots within the 96-case calibration dataset.
Measure | Test of bias | Test of inaccuracy | |||||||
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n | Mean RME (%) | s.e. of mean (%) | t | p | Mean RMAE (%) | s.e. of mean (%) | t | p | |
Mean CFI—all fires | 84 | -69.35 | 2.11 | -32.79 | <0.001 | 69.42 | 2.09 | 33.27 | <0.001 |
Median CFI—all | 76 | -70.10 | 2.62 | -26.77 | <0.001 | 70.22 | 2.57 | 27.27 | <0.001 |
Weibull Scale CFI—all | 58 | -69.25 | 2.28 | -30.41 | <0.001 | 69.25 | 2.28 | 30.41 | <0.001 |
Weibull Mean CFI—all | 58 | -72.10 | 2.03 | -35.47 | <0.001 | 72.10 | 2.03 | 35.47 | <0.001 |
Weibull Median CFI—all | 58 | -75.46 | 1.92 | -39.33 | <0.001 | 75.46 | 1.92 | 39.33 | <0.001 |
Mean CFI—10% scarred | 61 | -63.29 | 2.08 | -30.46 | <0.001 | 63.39 | 2.03 | 31.27 | <0.001 |
Median CFI—10% | 62 | -68.69 | 2.14 | -32.11 | <0.001 | 68.79 | 2.09 | 32.95 | <0.001 |
Weibull Scale CFI—10% | 57 | -60.09 | 2.11 | -28.48 | <0.001 | 60.09 | 2.11 | 28.48 | <0.001 |
Weibull Mean CFI—10% | 57 | -63.84 | 1.86 | -34.29 | <0.001 | 63.84 | 1.86 | 34.29 | <0.001 |
Weibull Median CFI—10% | 57 | -68.03 | 1.85 | -36.70 | <0.001 | 68.03 | 1.85 | 36.70 | <0.001 |
Mean CFI—25% scarred | 71 | -42.12 | 2.28 | -18.43 | <0.001 | 43.19 | 1.98 | 21.82 | <0.001 |
Median CFI—25% | 65 | -48.88 | 2.66 | -18.35 | <0.001 | 50.77 | 2.04 | 24.91 | <0.001 |
Weibull Scale CFI—25% | 56 | -38.41 | 2.64 | -14.54 | <0.001 | 40.24 | 2.09 | 19.30 | <0.001 |
Weibull Mean CFI—25% | 56 | -44.66 | 2.35 | -19.00 | <0.001 | 45.92 | 1.86 | 24.74 | <0.001 |
Weibull Median CFI—25% | 56 | -49.11 | 2.24 | -21.90 | <0.001 | 49.88 | 1.91 | 26.14 | <0.001 |
Mean ITFI | 67 | -2.71 | 6.76 | - 0.40 | 0.689 | 30.10 | 5.66 | 5.32 | <0.001 |
Median ITFI | 66 | -29.71 | 2.75 | -10.79 | <0.001 | 33.43 | 1.99 | 16.78 | <0.001 |
Weibull Scale ITFI | 56 | -8.50 | 2.53 | -3.35 | 0.001 | 16.34 | 1.69 | 9.65 | <0.001 |
Weibull Mean ITFI | 56 | -16.64 | 2.31 | -7.22 | <0.001 | 21.19 | 1.48 | 14.33 | <0.001 |
Weibull Median ITFI | 56 | -28.25 | 2.10 | 13.43 | <0.001 | 29.68 | 1.71 | 17.37 | <0.001 |
FR–recorders | 52 | -26.79 | 2.01 | -13.31 | <0.001 | 26.79 | 2.01 | 13.33 | <0.001 |