Table 3 Minimized sum of square (SSE) and AICc values under Gompertz Model and Modified Gompertz model for India and the 6 selected states.

From: Experiments in modeling recent Indian fertility pattern

Model

Region

SSE

AICc

Gompertz Model (K = 3)

India

0.0684

− 208.41

Punjab

0.01907

− 253.122

Uttar Pradesh

0.14701

− 181.63

West Bengal

0.0304

− 236.79

Tripura

0.02212

− 247.924

Gujarat

0.05463

− 216.278

Karnataka

0.03432

− 232.544

Modified Gompertz Model (K = 4)

India

0.00034

− 390.9

Punjab

0.00017

− 413.885

Uttar Pradesh

0.00022

− 405.284

West Bengal

0.00054

− 374.085

Tripura

0.00155

− 337.176

Gujarat

0.0016

− 336.202

Karnataka

0.00075

− 362.856

  1. The least value of AICc is written in the bold case for each state.