Accuracy of various scaling methods at predicting human volume of distribution
Method | Number of Times Most Quantitatively Predictive | Number of Times Least Quantitatively Predictive | Percent Correct Qualitative Prediction | Percent of Incorrect Qualitative Predictions that Were Overestimates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three-species allometry | 11 | 7 | 68.0 | 45.4 |
| Rat and dog allometry | 12 | 16 | 69.9 | 48.4 |
| Rat and monkey allometry | 11 | 18 | 62.1 | 10.2 |
| Dog and monkey allometry | 11 | 22 | 66.0 | 5.71 |
| Rat volume | 16 | 28 | 68.0 | 78.8 |
| Dog volume | 5 | 0 | 72.8 | 60.7 |
| Monkey volume | 19 | 11 | 73.9 | 70.4 |
| Average of rat and dog | 7 | 1 | 69.9 | 74.2 |
| Average of rat and monkey | 6 | 0 | 70.9 | 86.7 |
| Average of dog and monkey | 5 | 0 | 71.8 | 65.5 |