Table 5 Correlation coefficient values—sensitivity analysis on ranking score, aggregation formulation and vulnerability classification method.
From: Improvement of a coastal vulnerability index and its application along the Calabria Coastline, Italy
Correlation coefficient (r) | ||
|---|---|---|
Equal classes (Min–Max) | Percentiles rank | |
Ranking score | ||
Coastal slope | 0.831 | 0.860 |
Shoreline erosion/accretion rates | 0.734 | 0.815 |
Emerged beach width | 0.761 | 0.781 |
Dune | 0.895 | 0.937 |
Vegetation behind the back- beach | 0.909 | 0.933 |
Coverage of Posedonia oceanica | 0.538 | 0.606 |
CVI | 0.366 | 0.405 |
Correlation coefficient (r) | ||
|---|---|---|
Aggregation method | ||
Average sum of squares | 0.863 | |
Modified product mean | 0.950 | |
Vulnerability classification method | ||
Equal classes (Min–Max) | 0.898 | |
