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. 2017 Feb 15;12(2):e0172288. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172288

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
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