Table 3.

Descriptive statistics of measured and MIR spectra predicted soil attributes.

Parameters	Range		Mean
	Measured	Predicted	Measured	Predicted
pH	4.64–8.50	5.32–8.80	6.16	5.98
P (mg kg−1)	0.00–267	1.60–17.02	14.56	4.49
S (mg kg−1)	3.00–27.00	1.86–13.54	7.54	9.92
Ca (Cmol(+) kg−1)	2.32–33.24	2.28–51.50	11.05	9.05
Mg (Cmol(+) kg−1)	0.68–6.33	1.24–6.55	2.32	2.49
K (Cmol(+) kg−1)	0.29–6.05	0.05–1.09	1.34	0.62
Na (Cmol(+) kg−1)	0.06–3.40	0.06–0.08	0.32	0.39
Fe (mg kg−1)	46.84–212.23	37.80–231.35	141.06	138.65
Zn (mg kg−1)	0.90–47.72	0.31–4.80	9.11	3.04
B (mg kg−1)	0.02–2.03	0.05–0.77	0.40	0.33
Mn (mg kg−1)	26–330	37.02–159.45	143.24	102.6
Cu (mg kg−1)	0.50–3.40	0.21–9.11	1.20	1.13
Mo (mg kg−1)	2.21–18.71	0.005–4.12	9.15	1.05