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2006 Mar 15
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comparing AIC values of models with transformed, untransformed, and weighted variables
...find an answer. I am interested in developing a predictive model relating some measure of a tree's stem to the total leaf area (TLA) of the tree. Predictor variables might include, for example, the total cross-sectional area of the tree (commonly referred to as basal area) or the amount of sapwood area (SA) (which represents the amount of wood involved in active transport of water up the tree to the leaves). A variety of people have developed these models for a variety of tree species in a variety of places around the world. Perhaps not surprisingly, different studies have used differen...