[] Dendrochronology Program Library Run SKIRK Program COF 08:53 Thu 04 Feb 2004 Page 1 [] [] P R O G R A M C O F E C H A Version 6.06P 25239 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ QUALITY CONTROL AND DATING CHECK OF TREE-RING MEASUREMENTS File of DATED series: sk.tu_ CONTENTS: Part 1: Title page, options selected, summary, absent rings by series Part 2: Histogram of time spans Part 3: Master series with sample depth and absent rings by year Part 4: Bar plot of Master Dating Series Part 5: Correlation by segment of each series with Master Part 6: Potential problems: low correlation, divergent year-to-year changes, absent rings, outliers Part 7: Descriptive statistics RUN CONTROL OPTIONS SELECTED VALUE 1 Cubic smoothing spline 50% wavelength cutoff for filtering 32 years 2 Segments examined are 50 years lagged successively by 25 years 3 Autoregressive model applied A Residuals are used in master dating series and testing 4 Series transformed to logarithms Y Each series log-transformed for master dating series and testing 5 CORRELATION is Pearson (parametric, quantitative) Critical correlation, 99% confidence level .3281 6 Master dating series saved C 7 Ring measurements listed N 8 Parts printed 1234567 9 Absent rings are omitted from master series and segment correlations (Y) Time span of Master dating series is 1484 to 1688 205 years Continuous time span is 1484 to 1688 205 years Portion with two or more series is 1485 to 1687 203 years **************************************** *C* Number of dated series 17 *C* *O* Master series 1484 1688 205 yrs *O* *F* Total rings in all series 2907 *F* *E* Total dated rings checked 2905 *E* *C* Series intercorrelation .674 *C* *H* Average mean sensitivity .223 *H* *A* Segments, possible problems 1 *A* *** Mean length of series 171.0 *** **************************************** ABSENT RINGS listed by SERIES: (See Master Dating Series for absent rings listed by year) No ring measurements of zero value PART 2: TIME PLOT OF TREE-RING SERIES: 08:53 Thu 04 Feb 2004 Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1050 1100 1150 1200 1250 1300 1350 1400 1450 1500 1550 1600 1650 1700 1750 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000 2050 Ident Seq Time-span Yrs : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : -------- --- ---- ---- ---- . . . . . . . . . . <===============> . . . . . . . . NGC0001A 1 1522 1687 166 . . . . . . . . . <===================> . . . . . . . . NGC0001B 2 1485 1687 203 . . . . . . . . . <==================> . . . . . . . . NGC0002A 3 1495 1686 192 . . . . . . . . . <==================> . . . . . . . . NGC0002B 4 1493 1686 194 . . . . . . . . . . <==============> . . . . . . . . NGC0003A 5 1537 1687 151 . . . . . . . . . <==================> . . . . . . . . NGC0003B 6 1497 1687 191 . . . . . . . . . . . <=========> . . . . . . . . NGC0004A 7 1587 1687 101 . . . . . . . . . . . <=========> . . . . . . . . NGC0004B 8 1584 1688 105 . . . . . . . . . <==================> . . . . . . . . NGC0005A 9 1491 1687 197 . . . . . . . . . . <=============> . . . . . . . . NGC0005B 10 1540 1687 148 . . . . . . . . . <===================> . . . . . . . . NGC0006A 11 1484 1687 204 . . . . . . . . . <==================> . . . . . . . . NGC0007A 12 1492 1687 196 . . . . . . . . . . <==============> . . . . . . . . NGC0007B 13 1532 1687 156 . . . . . . . . . <==================> . . . . . . . . NGC0009A 14 1499 1687 189 . . . . . . . . . <==================> . . . . . . . . NGC0009B 15 1497 1687 191 . . . . . . . . . <==============> . . . . . . . . NGC0010A 16 1500 1654 155 . . . . . . . . . .<================> . . . . . . . . NGC0010B 17 1519 1686 168 : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1050 1100 1150 1200 1250 1300 1350 1400 1450 1500 1550 1600 1650 1700 1750 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000 2050 PART 3: Master Dating Series: 08:53 Thu 04 Feb 2004 Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year Value No Ab Year Value No Ab Year Value No Ab Year Value No Ab Year Value No Ab Year Value No Ab ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ 1500 .655 10 1550 -1.478 15 1600 1.456 17 1650 -.621 17 1501 1.316 10 1551 -1.267 15 1601 -3.025 17 1651 -.057 17 1502 -.134 10 1552 -1.581 15 1602 .171 17 1652 .086 17 1503 -1.257 10 1553 -.495 15 1603 .706 17 1653 -.117 17 1504 .808 10 1554 -.512 15 1604 .306 17 1654 .620 17 1505 .754 10 1555 .372 15 1605 -1.405 17 1655 1.945 16 1506 .337 10 1556 -.060 15 1606 .160 17 1656 .455 16 1507 -.338 10 1557 -.572 15 1607 -1.076 17 1657 1.073 16 1508 -.094 10 1558 .533 15 1608 -.794 17 1658 .542 16 1509 -.622 10 1559 .539 15 1609 -1.912 17 1659 .913 16 1510 -1.947 10 1560 1.790 15 1610 -1.500 17 1660 .796 16 1511 -.015 10 1561 .954 15 1611 -.194 17 1661 -.229 16 1512 -.142 10 1562 .890 15 1612 .097 17 1662 -.285 16 1513 .642 10 1563 .036 15 1613 1.158 17 1663 -.675 16 1514 -.111 10 1564 -.378 15 1614 .371 17 1664 -.373 16 1515 1.666 10 1565 -1.127 15 1615 -.322 17 1665 .280 16 1516 -.196 10 1566 -.883 15 1616 -.358 17 1666 -1.093 16 1517 2.021 10 1567 .295 15 1617 .431 17 1667 -.186 16 1518 1.540 10 1568 1.070 15 1618 -.830 17 1668 .856 16 1519 1.262 11 1569 .955 15 1619 -.754 17 1669 -.484 16 1520 -.087 11 1570 1.317 15 1620 -.676 17 1670 .201 16 1521 -.601 11 1571 -.540 15 1621 .664 17 1671 .242 16 1522 -.658 12 1572 -.544 15 1622 -.096 17 1672 -.415 16 1523 -.730 12 1573 -.549 15 1623 -.066 17 1673 -.062 16 1524 -1.335 12 1574 -2.175 15 1624 .568 17 1674 .307 16 1525 -1.774 12 1575 -.217 15 1625 1.275 17 1675 -.971 16 1526 -.566 12 1576 .156 15 1626 1.856 17 1676 -3.014 16 1527 -1.451 12 1577 .213 15 1627 .680 17 1677 .119 16 1528 -.703 12 1578 -2.191 15 1628 .459 17 1678 .142 16 1529 -1.746 12 1579 .984 15 1629 1.183 17 1679 .666 16 1530 .059 12 1580 -.777 15 1630 -1.931 17 1680 -3.435 16 1531 .164 12 1581 .557 15 1631 -.649 17 1681 .111 16 1532 .351 13 1582 .554 15 1632 .547 17 1682 .239 16 1533 .908 13 1583 1.388 15 1633 -.618 17 1683 -.644 16 1484 -.727 1 1534 1.620 13 1584 1.383 16 1634 .591 17 1684 .690 16 1485 1.606 2 1535 1.493 13 1585 1.323 16 1635 .026 17 1685 .723 16 1486 -.257 2 1536 .166 13 1586 .479 16 1636 -.060 17 1686 .957 16 1487 -.402 2 1537 .179 14 1587 .147 17 1637 1.369 17 1687 .976 13 1488 -.272 2 1538 -.902 14 1588 -.907 17 1638 .641 17 1688 -.967 1 1489 1.456 2 1539 -.296 14 1589 -1.006 17 1639 .266 17 1490 1.347 2 1540 .970 15 1590 -.881 17 1640 .528 17 1491 -.629 3 1541 1.204 15 1591 -.581 17 1641 -1.630 17 1492 .295 4 1542 .863 15 1592 -.174 17 1642 -2.568 17 1493 -.442 5 1543 -.657 15 1593 -.740 17 1643 .458 17 1494 .321 5 1544 .386 15 1594 .692 17 1644 -1.703 17 1495 -1.538 6 1545 1.231 15 1595 -.023 17 1645 -1.470 17 1496 .517 6 1546 .675 15 1596 .772 17 1646 -.207 17 1497 -.230 8 1547 .974 15 1597 .919 17 1647 .382 17 1498 1.416 8 1548 .748 15 1598 .564 17 1648 .711 17 1499 -1.402 9 1549 -1.631 15 1599 1.878 17 1649 .314 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PART 4: Master Bar Plot: 08:53 Thu 04 Feb 2004 Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year Rel value Year Rel value Year Rel value Year Rel value Year Rel value Year Rel value Year Rel value Year Rel value 1500--------C 1550f 1600----------F 1650--b 1501----------E 1551-e 1601l 1651----@ 1502----a 1552f 1602-----A 1652-----@ 1503-e 1553---b 1603--------C 1653----@ 1504--------C 1554---b 1604------A 1654-------B 1505--------C 1555------A 1605f 1655----------H 1506------A 1556----@ 1606-----A 1656-------B 1507---a 1557--b 1607-d 1657---------D 1508----@ 1558-------B 1608--c 1658-------B 1509--b 1559-------B 1609h 1659---------D 1510h 1560----------G 1610f 1660--------C 1511----@ 1561---------D 1611----a 1661----a 1512----a 1562--------D 1612-----@ 1662---a 1513--------C 1563-----@ 1613---------E 1663--c 1514----@ 1564---b 1614------A 1664---a 1515----------G 1565-e 1615---a 1665------A 1516----a 1566-d 1616---a 1666-d 1517----------H 1567------A 1617-------B 1667----a 1518----------F 1568---------D 1618-c 1668--------C 1519---------E 1569---------D 1619--c 1669---b 1520----@ 1570----------E 1620--c 1670-----A 1521--b 1571--b 1621--------C 1671------A 1522--c 1572--b 1622----@ 1672---b 1523--c 1573--b 1623----@ 1673----@ 1524-e 1574i 1624-------B 1674------A 1525g 1575----a 1625---------E 1675-d 1526--b 1576-----A 1626----------G 1676l 1527f 1577------A 1627--------C 1677-----@ 1528--c 1578i 1628-------B 1678-----A 1529g 1579---------D 1629---------E 1679--------C 1530-----@ 1580--c 1630h 1680n 1531-----A 1581-------B 1631--c 1681-----@ 1532------A 1582-------B 1632-------B 1682------A 1533---------D 1583----------F 1633--b 1683--c 1484--c 1534----------F 1584----------F 1634-------B 1684--------C 1485----------F 1535----------F 1585----------E 1635-----@ 1685--------C 1486----a 1536-----A 1586-------B 1636----@ 1686---------D 1487---b 1537-----A 1587-----A 1637----------E 1687---------D 1488---a 1538-d 1588-d 1638--------C 1688-d 1489----------F 1539---a 1589-d 1639------A 1490----------E 1540---------D 1590-d 1640-------B 1491--c 1541---------E 1591--b 1641g 1492------A 1542--------C 1592----a 1642j 1493---b 1543--c 1593--c 1643-------B 1494------A 1544------B 1594--------C 1644g 1495f 1545---------E 1595----@ 1645f 1496-------B 1546--------C 1596--------C 1646----a 1497----a 1547---------D 1597---------D 1647------B 1498----------F 1548--------C 1598-------B 1648--------C 1499f 1549g 1599----------H 1649------A PART 5: CORRELATION OF SERIES BY SEGMENTS: 08:53 Thu 04 Feb 2004 Page 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Correlations of 50-year dated segments, lagged 25 years Flags: A = correlation under .3281 but highest as dated; B = correlation higher at other than dated position Seq Series Time_span 1475 1500 1525 1550 1575 1600 1625 1650 1524 1549 1574 1599 1624 1649 1674 1699 --- -------- --------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1 NGC0001A 1522 1687 .57 .60 .63 .68 .68 .70 .79 2 NGC0001B 1485 1687 .64 .74 .80 .71 .79 .86 .61 .64 3 NGC0002A 1495 1686 .71 .70 .63 .69 .77 .77 .65 .41 4 NGC0002B 1493 1686 .66 .67 .69 .73 .69 .70 .71 .39 5 NGC0003A 1537 1687 .74 .67 .66 .69 .60 .67 6 NGC0003B 1497 1687 .64 .66 .72 .74 .70 .73 .66 .76 7 NGC0004A 1587 1687 .55 .60 .68 .69 8 NGC0004B 1584 1688 .65 .69 .79 .75 9 NGC0005A 1491 1687 .65 .72 .50 .55 .84 .82 .72 .81 10 NGC0005B 1540 1687 .80 .78 .82 .80 .67 .66 11 NGC0006A 1484 1687 .49 .70 .71 .73 .76 .77 .66 .72 12 NGC0007A 1492 1687 .63 .73 .60 .40 .49 .68 .45B .38 13 NGC0007B 1532 1687 .73 .71 .79 .80 .59 .63 14 NGC0009A 1499 1687 .78 .76 .81 .79 .83 .73 .57 .79 15 NGC0009B 1497 1687 .82 .81 .71 .68 .82 .82 .60 .53 16 NGC0010A 1500 1654 .73 .54 .58 .85 .70 .48 17 NGC0010B 1519 1686 .66 .63 .54 .63 .69 .58 .55 Av segment correlation .67 .70 .68 .66 .73 .74 .63 .64 PART 6: POTENTIAL PROBLEMS: 08:53 Thu 04 Feb 2004 Page 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For each series with potential problems the following diagnostics may appear: [A] Correlations with master dating series of flagged 50-year segments of series filtered with 32-year spline, at every point from ten years earlier (-10) to ten years later (+10) than dated [B] Effect of those data values which most lower or raise correlation with master series Symbol following year indicates value in series is greater (>) or lesser (<) than master series value [C] Year-to-year changes very different from the mean change in other series [D] Absent rings (zero values) [E] Values which are statistical outliers from mean for the year =================================================================================================================================== NGC0001A 1522 to 1687 166 years Series 1 [B] Entire series, effect on correlation ( .698) is: Lower 1601> -.027 1577< -.007 1658< -.006 1542< -.006 1610> -.005 1556< -.005 Higher 1680 .045 1630 .013 [E] Outliers 1 3.0 SD above or -4.5 SD below mean for year 1680 -4.8 SD =================================================================================================================================== NGC0001B 1485 to 1687 203 years Series 2 [B] Entire series, effect on correlation ( .707) is: Lower 1658< -.024 1488> -.017 1510> -.007 1637< -.007 1663> -.007 1492< -.007 Higher 1601 .037 1680 .013 [E] Outliers 1 3.0 SD above or -4.5 SD below mean for year 1488 +4.0 SD =================================================================================================================================== NGC0002A 1495 to 1686 192 years Series 3 [B] Entire series, effect on correlation ( .629) is: Lower 1680> -.041 1673< -.026 1683> -.014 1499< -.008 1574> -.008 1615> -.006 Higher 1601 .029 1630 .015 [E] Outliers 2 3.0 SD above or -4.5 SD below mean for year 1673 -5.5 SD; 1680 +3.6 SD =================================================================================================================================== NGC0002B 1493 to 1686 194 years Series 4 [B] Entire series, effect on correlation ( .600) is: Lower 1680> -.060 1618< -.026 1682< -.022 1502< -.011 1683> -.009 1612< -.006 Higher 1601 .032 1676 .016 [C] Year-to-year changes diverging by over 4.0 std deviations: 1680 1681 -4.1 SD [E] Outliers 2 3.0 SD above or -4.5 SD below mean for year 1618 -5.1 SD; 1680 +6.1 SD =================================================================================================================================== NGC0003A 1537 to 1687 151 years Series 5 [B] Entire series, effect on correlation ( .686) is: Lower 1676> -.020 1667< -.011 1657< -.009 1624< -.009 1656> -.007 1618> -.006 Higher 1680 .051 1630 .008 [E] Outliers 1 3.0 SD above or -4.5 SD below mean for year 1676 +3.1 SD =================================================================================================================================== NGC0003B 1497 to 1687 191 years Series 6 [B] Entire series, effect on correlation ( .705) is: Lower 1499> -.008 1589> -.006 1502> -.006 1516< -.005 1555< -.005 1675> -.005 Higher 1680 .034 1642 .005 =================================================================================================================================== NGC0004A 1587 to 1687 101 years Series 7 [B] Entire series, effect on correlation ( .626) is: Lower 1676> -.028 1601> -.026 1642> -.016 1588> -.009 1587< -.007 1619> -.007 Higher 1680 .088 1630 .027 =================================================================================================================================== NGC0004B 1584 to 1688 105 years Series 8 [*] Later part of series cannot be checked from 1688 to 1688 -- not matched by another series [B] Entire series, effect on correlation ( .702) is: Lower 1601> -.036 1676< -.021 1659< -.012 1600< -.008 1604< -.007 1602< -.006 Higher 1680 .030 1630 .021 =================================================================================================================================== NGC0005A 1491 to 1687 197 years Series 9 [B] Entire series, effect on correlation ( .721) is: Lower 1562< -.053 1616< -.006 1495> -.005 1501< -.005 1492> -.004 1535< -.004 Higher 1601 .042 1680 .026 [E] Outliers 1 3.0 SD above or -4.5 SD below mean for year 1562 -6.0 SD =================================================================================================================================== NGC0005B 1540 to 1687 148 years Series 10 [B] Entire series, effect on correlation ( .748) is: Lower 1617< -.019 1665< -.016 1679< -.010 1610> -.009 1670> -.007 1572> -.006 Higher 1601 .049 1630 .013 [E] Outliers 1 3.0 SD above or -4.5 SD below mean for year 1670 +3.2 SD =================================================================================================================================== NGC0006A 1484 to 1687 204 years Series 11 [*] Early part of series cannot be checked from 1484 to 1484 -- not matched by another series [B] Entire series, effect on correlation ( .671) is: Lower 1488< -.016 1676> -.015 1499> -.013 1494< -.010 1504< -.009 1679< -.007 Higher 1680 .039 1601 .008 [E] Outliers 1 3.0 SD above or -4.5 SD below mean for year 1676 +3.0 SD =================================================================================================================================== NGC0007A 1492 to 1687 196 years Series 12 [A] Segment High -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 +0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10 --------- ---- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 1625 1674 8 .04 .11 .02 -.25 .09 -.08 -.17 .18 .04 .03 .45|-.07 -.12 .22 .22 -.06 -.09 -.16 .51*-.02 -.05 [B] Entire series, effect on correlation ( .505) is: Lower 1672< -.038 1680> -.016 1586< -.009 1572< -.009 1588> -.008 1663> -.008 Higher 1601 .018 1574 .012 1625 to 1674 segment: Lower 1672< -.158 1663> -.032 1650> -.014 1654< -.014 1632< -.008 1668< -.007 Higher 1642 .040 1641 .040 [E] Outliers 2 3.0 SD above or -4.5 SD below mean for year 1672 -5.6 SD; 1680 +3.6 SD =================================================================================================================================== NGC0007B 1532 to 1687 156 years Series 13 [B] Entire series, effect on correlation ( .696) is: Lower 1543> -.013 1630> -.009 1669> -.008 1687< -.007 1618> -.007 1654< -.006 Higher 1601 .050 1642 .007 [E] Outliers 1 3.0 SD above or -4.5 SD below mean for year 1676 -4.9 SD =================================================================================================================================== NGC0009A 1499 to 1687 189 years Series 14 [B] Entire series, effect on correlation ( .785) is: Lower 1605> -.012 1502> -.007 1642> -.006 1653> -.006 1628< -.006 1641> -.005 Higher 1601 .033 1680 .027 [E] Outliers 1 3.0 SD above or -4.5 SD below mean for year 1605 +3.4 SD =================================================================================================================================== NGC0009B 1497 to 1687 191 years Series 15 [B] Entire series, effect on correlation ( .719) is: Lower 1676> -.028 1668< -.017 1683< -.013 1560< -.007 1615> -.005 1652< -.005 Higher 1601 .043 1680 .013 [E] Outliers 1 3.0 SD above or -4.5 SD below mean for year 1676 +3.9 SD =================================================================================================================================== NGC0010A 1500 to 1654 155 years Series 16 [B] Entire series, effect on correlation ( .677) is: Lower 1642> -.016 1644> -.011 1546< -.010 1561< -.010 1630> -.009 1649< -.008 Higher 1601 .075 1578 .013 [E] Outliers 1 3.0 SD above or -4.5 SD below mean for year 1646 +3.0 SD =================================================================================================================================== NGC0010B 1519 to 1686 168 years Series 17 [B] Entire series, effect on correlation ( .601) is: Lower 1680> -.024 1615< -.017 1656< -.013 1585< -.013 1525> -.009 1621< -.008 Higher 1601 .027 1676 .021 =================================================================================================================================== PART 7: DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS: 08:53 Thu 04 Feb 2004 Page 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corr //-------- Unfiltered --------\\ //---- Filtered -----\\ No. No. No. with Mean Max Std Auto Mean Max Std Auto AR Seq Series Interval Years Segmt Flags Master msmt msmt dev corr sens value dev corr () --- -------- --------- ----- ----- ----- ------ ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -- 1 NGC0001A 1522 1687 166 7 0 .698 .51 1.19 .247 .800 .301 2.39 .304 -.041 1 2 NGC0001B 1485 1687 203 8 0 .707 .56 2.79 .423 .929 .273 2.55 .394 -.060 1 3 NGC0002A 1495 1686 192 8 0 .629 .57 2.78 .484 .930 .249 2.50 .338 -.028 1 4 NGC0002B 1493 1686 194 8 0 .600 .68 3.42 .624 .917 .262 2.50 .373 -.042 1 5 NGC0003A 1537 1687 151 6 0 .686 .49 1.37 .316 .946 .185 2.43 .312 -.020 1 6 NGC0003B 1497 1687 191 8 0 .705 .65 1.92 .470 .943 .196 2.41 .285 -.036 2 7 NGC0004A 1587 1687 101 4 0 .626 1.00 2.78 .573 .914 .202 2.44 .373 -.053 1 8 NGC0004B 1584 1688 105 4 0 .702 .84 2.50 .497 .913 .201 2.42 .326 .017 1 9 NGC0005A 1491 1687 197 8 0 .721 .72 2.47 .425 .911 .198 2.50 .320 -.045 1 10 NGC0005B 1540 1687 148 6 0 .748 .55 1.24 .273 .863 .230 2.59 .359 -.070 1 11 NGC0006A 1484 1687 204 8 0 .671 .67 3.32 .618 .950 .205 2.59 .353 -.018 1 12 NGC0007A 1492 1687 196 8 1 .505 .64 2.67 .409 .938 .179 2.47 .360 -.036 1 13 NGC0007B 1532 1687 156 6 0 .696 .54 1.22 .266 .861 .223 2.65 .344 -.006 1 14 NGC0009A 1499 1687 189 8 0 .785 .67 2.11 .407 .896 .220 2.45 .355 -.069 1 15 NGC0009B 1497 1687 191 8 0 .719 .69 2.33 .425 .873 .222 2.52 .338 -.066 1 16 NGC0010A 1500 1654 155 6 0 .677 .62 1.68 .244 .834 .193 2.44 .296 -.049 2 17 NGC0010B 1519 1686 168 7 0 .601 .56 1.09 .222 .780 .224 2.63 .421 .031 1 --- -------- --------- ----- ----- ----- ------ ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -- Total or mean: 2907 118 1 .674 .63 3.42 .411 .896 .223 2.65 .345 -.036 - = [ COFECHA SKIRKCOF ] = -