\begin{table}%t7
\caption{Parameters derived from the MFs of NGC~3960.}
\label{tab7}
\small%\centerline
{
\begin{tabular}{ccccccccccccccc}
\hline\hline
&\multicolumn{2}{c}{Evolved}&&\multicolumn{4}{c}{Observed MS}&&
\multicolumn{6}{c}{$\rm Evolved\ +\ Observed\  +\ Extrapolated\ MS\ stars$}\\
\cline{2-3}\cline{5-8}\cline{10-15}
Region&$N^*$&$m$&&$\chi$&&$N^*$&\mobs&&$N^*$&$m$&$\sigma$&$\rho$&&$\tau$\\
&(stars)&(\ms)&&&&($10^2$ stars)&($10^2~\ms$)&& ($10^2$ stars)&($10^2~\ms$)&($\rm \ms~pc^{-2}$)&($\rm \ms~pc^{-3}$)\\
 (1)  & (2)   & (3)  &&(4)     && (5)    & (6)   && (7)    & (8)   &(9)     &(10)&&(11)\\
\hline
&\multicolumn{14}{c}{Before differential-reddening correction}\\
Core&$5\pm1$&$10\pm2$&&$-0.75\pm0.31$&& $0.3\pm0.1$&$0.5\pm0.1$&&$0.8\pm0.1$&$0.8\pm0.1$
&$48\pm6$&$52\pm6$&&$2300\pm520$\\
Halo&$22\pm5$&$44\pm10$&&$1.40\pm0.26$&& $2.5\pm0.3$&$3.3\pm0.4$&&$41\pm31$&$14.4\pm5.7$
&$13\pm5$&$1.6\pm0.6$&&--\\
Overall&$25\pm6$&$50\pm12$&&$1.16\pm0.23$&& $2.8\pm0.3$&$3.7\pm0.4$&&$38\pm27$&$14.1\pm5.1$
&$12\pm4$&$1.6\pm0.6$&&$10\pm6$ \\
\cline{2-15}
&\multicolumn{14}{c}{After differential-reddening correction}\\
Core&$5\pm1$&$10\pm2$&&$-0.74\pm0.35$&& $0.3\pm0.1$&$0.5\pm0.1$&&$2.5\pm1.7$&$1.1\pm0.3$
&$94\pm28$&$114\pm33$&&$1010\pm604$\\
Halo&$22\pm5$&$44\pm10$&&$1.26\pm0.26$&& $2.3\pm0.3$&$3.1\pm0.4$&&$35\pm25$&$12.6\pm4.7$
&$11.2\pm4.2$&$1.4\pm0.5$&&--\\
Overall&$25\pm6$&$50\pm12$&&$1.07\pm0.22$&& $2.7\pm0.3$&$3.6\pm0.4$&&$34\pm24$&$13.0\pm4.5$
&$11.5\pm4.0$&$1.4\pm0.5$&&$11\pm7$ \\
\hline
\end{tabular}}
\medskip
Notes. Same as Table~\ref{tab6} for NGC~3960. Detected MS~mass range: $0.95{-}1.98$~\ms. 
\end{table}