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Table III

Parameter estimates and goodness-of-fit statistics for the transition functions for dominant height considered.

Model Parameter Estimate Approx. SE Approx. p | t | RMSE MEF
E1 b 1 0.0148 0.0013 < 0.001 0.9959 0.9816 − 0.0095
b 2 − 19.0376 9.4776 0.0456
b 3 77.8236 36.0952 0.0320
ρ 1 0.8360 0.0356 < 0.001
E2 b 1 52.4821 2.1020 < 0.001 0.9919 0.9817 − 0.0080
b 2 − 3.47 E 24 2.15 E -46 < 0.001
b 3 1.4933 0.0592 < 0.001
ρ 1 0.8346 0.0364 < 0.001
E3 b 1 47.5418 2.0013 < 0.001 1.0180 0.9809 0.0098
b 2 32078.54 5184.20 < 0.001
b 3 1.4704 0.0620 0.0323
ρ 1 0.8524 0.0253 < 0.001
E4 b 1 86.0453 9.7116 < 0.001 1.0147 0.9811 0.0123
b 2 0.6694 0.0449 < 0.001
ρ 1 0.8404 0.0262 < 0.001