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Table 6.

Merger fraction by redshift and data set for quiescent, star-forming, and total galaxy populations.

Data set Total Quiescent Star-forming
SDSS 14.1 ± 1.3% 14.3 ± 1.3% 13.4 ± 1.2%

KiDS 30.0 ± 4.3% 19.4 ± 2.8% 36.9 ± 5.3%

CANDELS-z000 32.0 ± 6.8% 30.0 ± 6.2% 32.4 ± 6.8%
CANDELS-z060 32.2 ± 6.8% 20.2 ± 4.3% 33.6 ± 7.1%
CANDELS-z085 32.6 ± 6.9% 24.4 ± 5.1% 33.3 ± 7.0%
CANDELS-z121 37.8 ± 8.0% 23.9 ± 5.3% 39.4 ± 8.3%
CANDELS-z166 42.1 ± 8.9% 28.5 ± 5.9% 44.3 ± 9.3%

Notes. Errors are derived from correcting for the precision of the network.

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