Forest Loss and Susceptible Area Prediction at Sefwi Wiawso District (SWD), Ghana

Table 5

Error matrix report tables for LULC classification.

Truth
S. No.		Classified	Close forest	Open forest	Farmland	Grassland	Bareland	Total	Correct sampled
Theoretical error matrix for 1984 LULC classification
Predicted	1	Close forest	51	15	3	3	1	73	51
	2	Open forest	22	73	4	6	4	109	73
	3	Farmland	8	4	61	3	5	81	61
	4	Grassland	9	3	4	37	3	56	37
	5	Bareland	5	3	1	4	18	31	18
		Total	95	98	73	53	31	350	240
Theoretical error matrix for 1990 LULC classification
Predicted	1	Close forest	53	11	5	1	3	73	53
	2	Open forest	15	69	15	4	6	109	69
	3	Farmland	20	8	50	1	2	81	50
	4	Grassland	10	5	4	32	5	56	32
	5	Bareland	5	2	1	2	21	31	21
		Total	103	95	75	40	37	350	225
Theoretical error matrix for 1995 LULC classification
Predicted	1	Close forest	49	6	7	3	8	73	49
	2	Open forest	10	83	5	4	7	109	83
	3	Farmland	12	18	43	3	5	81	43
	4	Grassland	12	10	7	19	8	56	19
	5	Bareland	5	4	3	1	18	31	18
		Total	88	121	65	30	46	350	212
Theoretical error matrix for 1996 LULC classification
Predicted	1	Close forest	50	15	2	1	5	73	50
	2	Open forest	19	81	6	2	1	109	81
	3	Farmland	15	8	49	2	7	81	49
	4	Grassland	7	16	4	25	4	56	25
	5	Bareland	5	3	1	1	21	31	21
		Total	96	123	62	31	38	350	226
Theoretical error matrix for 1995 LULC classification
Predicted	1	Close forest	50	15	2	1	5	73	50
	2	Open forest	19	81	6	2	1	109	81
	3	Farmland	15	8	49	2	7	81	49
	4	Grassland	7	16	4	25	4	56	25
	5	Bareland	5	3	1	1	21	31	21
		Total	96	123	62	31	38	350	226
Theoretical error matrix for 2000 LULC classification
Predicted	1	Close forest	64	4	3	1	1	73	64
	2	Open forest	6	89	10	1	3	109	89
	3	Farmland	11	18	41	4	7	81	41
	4	Grassland	7	16	4	25	4	56	25
	5	Bareland	1	2	1	3	24	31	24
		Total	89	129	59	34	39	350	243
Theoretical error matrix for 2003 LULC classification
Predicted	1	Close forest	55	5	2	5	6	73	55
	2	Open forest	13	85	5	4	2	109	85
	3	Farmland	11	3	63	3	1	81	63
	4	Grassland	6	10	3	35	2	56	35
	5	Bareland	5	2	2	3	19	31	19
		Total	90	105	75	50	30	350	257
Theoretical error matrix for 2010 LULC classification
Predicted	1	Close forest	54	2	8	6	3	73	54
	2	Open forest	14	78	3	6	8	109	78
	3	Farmland	10	21	40	6	4	81	40
	4	Grassland	9	12	4	21	10	56	21
	5	Bareland	4	2	1	3	21	31	21
		Total	91	115	56	42	46	350	214