Accuracy of various scaling methods at predicting human mean residence time
Method | Number of Times Most Quantitatively Predictive | Number of Times Least Quantitatively Predictive | Percentage of Correct Qualitative Prediction | Percentage of Incorrect Qualitative Predictions that Were Overestimates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three-species allometry | 13 | 7 | 64.1 | 32.4 |
| Rat and dog allometry | 12 | 5 | 61.1 | 25.0 |
| Rat and monkey allometry | 9 | 19 | 43.7 | 8.62 |
| Dog and monkey allometry | 4 | 46 | 32.0 | 8.57 |
| Rat volume and LBF | 20 | 20 | 66.0 | 48.6 |
| Dog volume and LBF | 16 | 0 | 69.9 | 25.8 |
| Monkey volume and LBF | 29 | 6 | 75.7 | 48.0 |
LBF, liver blood flow.