Estimating the size of an open population using sparse capture-recapture data.
Biometrics
; 74(1): 280-288, 2018 03.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28632891
ABSTRACT
Sparse capture-recapture data from open populations are difficult to analyze using currently available frequentist statistical methods. However, in closed capture-recapture experiments, the Chao sparse estimator (Chao, 1989, Biometrics 45, 427-438) may be used to estimate population sizes when there are few recaptures. Here, we extend the Chao (1989) closed population size estimator to the open population setting by using linear regression and extrapolation techniques. We conduct a small simulation study and apply the models to several sparse capture-recapture data sets.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Linear Models
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Data Interpretation, Statistical
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Biometry
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Biometrics
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Australia