Predictors Mean WAIC Mean LOO Mean Model Fit (RMSE)
Catchment area (Atotal) 9.4 10.0 0.38
Upstream area (Asub.total) 5.9* 6.7 0.36
Water quality change (Δ\(\overset{\overline{}}{Q}\)) 8.8 9.4 0.35
Total catchment forest loss (\(\text{ΔF}_{\text{total}}\)) 9.1 9.5 0.35
Net catchment forest loss (\(\text{ΔF}_{\text{net}}\)) 9.0 9.4 0.35
Catchment forest-cover change ratio (\(\text{ΔF}_{\text{ratio}}\)) 8.9 9.5 0.35
Total upstream forest loss (\(\text{ΔF}_{\text{sub.total}}\)) 8.8 9.5 0.33
Net upstream forest loss (\(\text{ΔF}_{\text{sub.net}}\)) 8.8 9.5 0.33
Upstream forest-cover change ratio (\(\text{ΔF}_{\text{sub.ratio}}\)) 6.2 6.4* 0.29*