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Table 2 PLSr summary statistics. R2; coefficient of determination obtained from the training set; RMSEC: root mean squared error of calibration obtained from the training set; RMSEP: root mean squared error of prediction obtained after LOOV

From: Quantitative macromolecular patterns in phytoplankton communities resolved at the taxonomical level by single-cell Synchrotron FTIR-spectroscopy

 

n° of species

Temperature (°C)

n° of calibration spectra

R2

RMSEC (% of DW)

RMSEP (% of DW)

n° of factors

% variance explained

Most relevant spectral predictors

Proteins

3

15 & 25

30

0.95

2.6

6.27

7

94.65

CH2 and C=O (lipids); Amide I and II (proteins); C-O-C (carbohydrates)

Carbohydrates

3

15 & 25

30

0.96

2

4.84

7

96.03

C-O-C (carbohydrates)

Lipids

3

15 & 25

30

0.92

1.34

2.49

7

91.54

CH2 (lipids); Amide I (proteins); C-O-C (carbohydrates)