Table 1 Percent predictive accuracy of NIRS for determining the age of female Ae. albopictus into specific age groups.
% Predictive accuracy per age group | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample set | Age group (Days) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 25 | Overall % accuracy |
Training set | <7, ≥7 | 87.5 | 85 | 95 | 90 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 100 | 93.5 |
<7, 7–13, >13 | 70 | 72.5 | 85 | 90 | 72.5 | 75 | 50 | 85 | 76 | |
Validation set | <7, ≥7 | 89 | 100 | 83 | 80 | 95 | 100 | 93 | 100 | 94.5 |
>7, 7–13 > 13 | 78 | 90 | 67 | 80 | 77 | 50 | 28 | 64 | 70.5 | |