YEAR REGION SPECIES_CD NTOT NMTOT density var n nm
1 1999 FLA KEYS EPI MORI 12592 2845792 0.1633925 1.384839e-03 161 436
2 1999 FLA KEYS EPI MORI 12592 2845792 0.0152065 4.109129e-05 161 436
3 1999 FLA KEYS EPI MORI 12592 2845792 0.1929357 1.514383e-03 161 440
length_class
1 <43.3798
2 >=43.3798
3 all
Logically the nm for all should be lower than for either of the length classes because it is subset to select sample_data where LEN >= 0, while all included LEN == -9
nm for length classes higher than when no length_class is set, this should not be the case
Returns
Logically the nm for all should be lower than for either of the length classes because it is subset to select sample_data where LEN >= 0, while all included LEN == -9