Table 3 The validation results of PLSR models in the three time periods.

From: Estimation of the age of human bloodstains under the simulated indoor and outdoor crime scene conditions by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy

Time since deposition

Cross-validation

External validation

Expanding test

RMSECV

R2

RMSEP

R2

RPD

RMSEP

R2

RPD

Indoor model

  0.25–7 d

1.20

0.72

1.18

0.72

1.90

1.53

0.53

1.19

  7–85 d

5.88

0.94

5.83

0.94

4.08

12.93

0.71

1.73

  0.25–107 d

7.51

0.94

7.24

0.94

4.20

13.34

0.80

2.24

Outdoor model

  0.25–7 d

0.91

0.84

1.10

0.76

2.09

2.15

0.08

0.99

  7–85 d

6.35

0.93

4.77

0.96

5.14

19.99

0.31

0.70

  0.25–107 d

6.31

0.96

6.43

0.95

4.42

23.61

0.38

0.77