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. 2018 Sep 13;6:e5610. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5610

Table 2. Summary of training and testing performance of Maxent models based AUC metrics, accuracy based on maximum test sensitivity and specificity decision boundary (logistic threshold), and action values with 95% confidence intervals.

If an upper bound of a confidence interval exceeds the maximum sampling value for a set of data, the maximum value is given.

Variables Training AUC (± SE) Testing AUC (±SE) Accuracy Action values (x) ¥ (95% CI)
Alkalinity mgL 0.616 (0.003) 0.620 (0.006) 68.5 x>129mgL
(125, 134)
BOD mgL 0.572 (0.004) 0.554 (0.008) 60.6 x<0.976mgL
(0.825,1.09)
x>6.19mgL
(4.51, 6.43)
Conductivity (µS) 0.628 (0.003) 0.638 (0.006) 65.6 x > 306 µS
(287,315)
Dissolved Oxygen mgL 0.635 (0.003) 0.640 (0.007) 67.7 x<9.39mgL
(8.68, 10.6)
Discharge ( m3s) 0.556 (0.004) 0.553 (0.006) 63.8 *
Hardness mgL 0.632 (0.003) 0.627 (0.006) 59.9 x>132mgL
(122, 152)
NO3  mgL 0.581 (0.004) 0.579 (0.007) 63.4 x>1.78mgL
(1.63, 1.84)
pH 0.571 (0.003) 0.562 (0.006) 55.6 *
PO4 ( mgL) 0.581 (0.004) 0.580 (0.008) 63.8 0.0642 mgL<x<7.80mgL
(0.0873, 0.766)˘
(6.27,9.01) ̑
Water Temperature (°C) 0.666 (0.003) 0.670 (0.005) 65.2 x > 12.4 °C
(11.3, 15.5<x<20.0)
8-variable model 0.770 (0.002) 0.709 (0.005) 78.5
5-variable model 0.753 (0.002) 0.723 (0.006) 77.8
4 variable model 0.750 (0.002) 0.726 (0.005) 77.8

Notes.

*

Model was not significant.

a

Values of the variables that corresponded to impairment.

b

95% CI for the lower bound of the action value.

c

95% CI for the upper bound of the action value.