Table 3 The best BRT tuning parameters for all final instar models, validated using 5-fold cross validation with 10 repeats.

From: Predicting the spatial abundance of Ixodes ricinus ticks in southern Scandinavia using environmental and climatic data

Instar model

Interaction depth

Learning rate

Minimum number of observations per node

Larvae

3

0.01

2

Nymphs

2

0.01

2

Adult males

2

0.001

2

Adult females

1

0.001

2

Adults

2

0.001

2

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