The duration, in years, of intendant appointments by period, 1640–1789.
| Appointment | First | Second | Third | Fourth | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | N | Mean | s.d. | N | Mean | s.d. | N | Mean | s.d. | N | Mean | s.d. |
| 1640-1690 | 175 | 5 | 5 | 74 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| 1691-1740 | 127 | 6 | 7 | 65 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| 1741-1789 | 128 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| All | 430 | 6 | 6 | 196 | 7 | 6 | 87 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 5 |
| Appointment | First | Second | Third | Fourth | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Mean | s.d. | Mean | s.d. | Mean | s.d. | Mean | s.d. | ||||
| 1640-1690 | 175 | 5 | 5 | 74 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| 1691-1740 | 127 | 6 | 7 | 65 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| 1741-1789 | 128 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| All | 430 | 6 | 6 | 196 | 7 | 6 | 87 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 5 |
Notes: Periods are grouped approximately by 50 years. S.d. denotes standard deviation. The fifth and sixth appointments are omitted as they have eight and three observations, respectively.