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Accuracy Assessment Matrix

Table 6.  Contingency matrix and calculated errors for the thematic accuracy assessment of the vegetation association map of Fort Necessity National Battlefield.
Accuracy Assessment Observation Mapped Vegetation Association Total Error of Commission (Percent Correct)
Conifer Plantation Red Maple - Black Cherry Successional Forest Northern Red Oak - Mixed Hardwood Forest Successional Old Field Sugar Maple Basswood Forest Tuliptree Forest Wet Meadow White Oak - Mixed Hardwood Forest
Conifer Plantation 10 1             11 90.90%
Red Maple - Black Cherry Successional Forest   9 1     1   1 12 75.00%
Northern Red Oak - Mixed Hardwood Forest     4   1 2   2 9 44.40%
Successional Old Field       9         9 100.00%
Sugar Maple  Basswood Forest                 0 N/A
Tuliptree Forest     3     3     6 50.00%
Wet Meadow       1     5   6 83.30%
White Oak - Mixed Hardwood Forest     2     4   4 10 40.00%
Total 10 10 10 10 1 10 5 7 63  
Error of Omission (Percent Correct) 100.00% 90.00% 40.00% 90.00% N/A 30.00% 100.00% 57.10%    
  Total Points Correct 44
  Overall Accuracy 69.80%
  Kappa Index 64.80%
          90% confidence interval for Kappa Index 10.70%
Table 7.  Contingency matrix and calculated errors for the thematic accuracy assessment of the vegetation association map of Fort Necessity National Battlefield with three hardwood forest types lumped.
Accuracy Assessment Observation Mapped Vegetation Association Total Error of Commission (Percent Correct)  
Conifer Plantation Red Maple - Black Cherry Successional Forest Successional Old Field Sugar Maple   - Basswood Forest Wet Meadow White Oak + Northern Red Oak + Tuliptree Forest
Conifer Plantation 10 1         11 90.90%  
Red Maple - Black Cherry Successional Forest   9       3 12 75%  
Successional Old Field     9       9 100%  
Sugar Maple - Basswood Forest             0 N/A  
Wet Meadow     1   5   6 83.30%  
White Oak + Northern Red Oak + Tuliptree Forest       1   24 25 96%  
Total 10 10 10 1 5 7 63    
Error of Omission (Percent Correct) 100.00% 90.00% 90.00% N/A 100.00% 88.90%      
  Total Points Correct 57  
  Overall Accuracy 90.50%  
  Kappa Index 87.20%  
  90% confidence interval for Kappa Index 7.70%  

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