Table 4b:
Comparison of candidate models in Table 4a by mean area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity (Sen, %) and specificity (Spe, %) to predict the age class for 83 female brown bears
| Adult age (y) | N | Immature | Adult | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean AUC (95% CI) | Sen | Spe | Mean AUC (95% CI) | Sen | Spe | ||
| ≥3 | 83 | 0.87 (0.79–0.94) | 60.0 | 84.5 | 0.87 (0.79–0.94) | 84.5 | 60.0 |
| ≥5 | 83 | 0.87 (0.80–0.94) | 74.3 | 75.0 | 0.87 (0.80–0.94) | 75.0 | 74.3 |
| ≥4 | 83 | 0.82 (0.73–0.92) | 67.7 | 82.7 | 0.82 (0.73–0.92) | 82.7 | 67.7 |
| Model based on reduced data set excluding records for 3-year-old bears | |||||||
| ≥3 | 3-yr-olds (80) | 0.87 (0.78–0.95) | 60.0 | 88.5 | 0.87 (0.78–0.95) | 88.5 | 60.0 |