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Table 3 Results for the Measurement Error (ME) model applied to real trait data (leaf tissue density and stem density for 200 rainforest plant species)

From: Bayesian models for comparative analysis integrating phylogenetic uncertainty

Parameters

ME model

LR model

β 0

-0.59 (0.37)

-0.70 (0.31)

β 1

0.72 (0.13)

0.62 (0.10)

σ R

0.59 (0.078)

0.70 (0.074)

σ V

0.15 (0.0082)

—

σ W

0.14 (0.00074)

—

ppp-value

0.323

0.545

  1. Values are: mean (standard deviation). For comparison, estimates from the Linear Regression (LR) model are given.