Cutpoint analysis for models with binary outcomes: A case study on branch mortality

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 585-590

  Hein, Sebastian ^a,b   Weiskittel, Aaron R ^c  

^a University of Applied Forest Sciences   (Germany)

^b Forest Research Institute of Baden Wuerttemberg   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutpoint analysis; Douglas fir; Mortality models; Receiver operating characteristics curve

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DETECTION METHOD; MORTALITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 77953541205     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-010-0358-3     Document Type: Article

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