Validation of ecoregion-based taper equations for white spruce in Alberta

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Ecoregion-based variable-exponent taper equations for white spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss) were validated on independent tree sectioning data sets. Criteria used for model validation were briefly reviewed, along with applicable interpretations. Examination of the validation plots and statistics indicated that the mean prediction biases were small and very close to zero (-0.0058 less than or equal to (e) over bar less than or equal to 0.0247; -0.03% less than or equal to (e) over bar% less than or equal to 0.20%), and the mean squared error of prediction was low. The agreement between observed and predicted values from the taper equations was strong and obvious, and was consistent across the size classes of the predicted values. Approximately 99% of the total variation in both the diameter inside bark predictions and volume predictions were explained by the application of the fitted taper equations.

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