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Accuracy Assessment Matrix

    Reference Data (Field Data for Accuracy Assessment Class) Total Commission  90% Confidence 
Accuracy Intervals
Map Class Data  Map Code 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8-10 11-12 13 14 15 16 17-19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 N (% Correct) - +
1 24   1 1 2 1               1               30 80 65.7 89.3
2   10                                       10 100 78.7 100
3     5                                     5 100 64.9 100
4 1     12 8                                 21 57.1 39.6 73.1
5 1   1 2 24               1                 29 82.8 68.6 91.3
6         2 25         3                     30 83.3 69.5 91.6
7       1 3   2                             6 33.3 11.7 65.3
8-10     3 2       19         4                 28 67.9 52.3 80.2
11-12     1   2     1 25       1                 30 83.3 69.5 91.6
13                   6                       6 100 68.9 100
14 2   1         3   1 17 2   1 1 1           29 58.6 43.5 72.3
15               1   1   23 1 3   1           30 76.7 62.1 86.8
16       3 1     9 1   1 1 5             1   22 22.7 11.5 39.9
17-19 2   2   5   1   4   1     16               31 51.6 37.3 65.6
20         1           1       3             5 60 27.2 85.7
21                     1         5           6 83.3 49.8 96.2
22                                 2         2 100 42.5 100
23                                   4       4 100 59.7 100
25                                     1     1 100 27 100
26 2                                     6   8 75 46 91.3
27                                         1 1 100 27 100
Total N 32 10 14 21 48 26 3 33 30 8 24 26 12 21 4 7 2 4 1 7 1 Total Sampling Ponts: 334
Omission Accuracy (% Correct) 75 100 35.7 57.1 50 96.2 66.7 57.6 83.3 75 70.8 88.5 41.7 76.2 75 71.4 100 100 100 85.7 100 Total Correct: 235                             Overall Accuracy: 70.3%
90% Confidence Intervals - 65.7 78.7 64.9 39.6 68.6 69.5 11.7 52.3 69.5 68.9 43.5 62.1 11.5 37.3 27.2 49.8 42.5 59.6 27 46 27 Kappa Index: 68.02%
+ 89.2 100 100 73.1 91.3 91.6 65.3 80.2 91.6 100 72.3 86.8 39.9 65.6 85.7 96.2 100 100 100 91.3 100 90% Confidence Intervals: 69.0%, 84.0%
   
  1 Cinder Sparse Mosaic 15 Ponderosa Pine / Montane Grass Mosaic  
  2 Lava Beds  16 Ponderosa Pine Invasive Herbaceous Vegetation  
  3 Rock Outcrop and Scree Shrubland 17 Ponderosa Pine / Apache Plume Woodland (Sparse)  
  4 Wild Buckwheat – Sand Bluestem Sparse Vegetation 18 Ponderosa Pine / Apache Plume Woodland  
  5 Apache Plume / Cinder Sparse Vegetation 19 Ponderosa Pine / Apache Plume Woodland (Pinyon)  
  6 Lava Bed Sparse Vegetation 20 Ponderosa Pine / Sand Bluestem Woodland  
  7 Sand Bluestem Herbaceous Vegetation 21 Douglas-fir Forest  
  8 Montane Grassland 22 Transportation, Communications, and Utilities  
  9 Montane Grassland (Rabbitbrush) 23 Facilities  
  10 Montane Grassland (Bonito Park) 24 Residential Land  
  11 Pinyon Pine – Utah Juniper / Blue Grama Woodland 25 Reservoirs and Trick Tanks  
  12 Pinyon Pine – Utah Juniper / Blue Grama Woodland (Sparse) 26 Strip Mines, Quarries, and Gravel Pits  
  13 Limber Pine Woodland 27 Croplands and Pastures  
    14   Ponderosa Pine / Cinder Woodland                                  

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