Morgan, B.J.T. and Ridout, M.S. (2008) A new mixture model for capture heterogeneity. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C (Applied Statistics), 57 (4). pp. 433-446. ISSN 0035-9254.
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| Official URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9876.2008.00620.x |
Abstract
We propose a mixture of binomial and beta-binomial distributions for estimating the size of closed populations. The new mixture model is applied to several real capture-recapture data sets and is shown to provide a convenient, objective framework for model selection. The new model is compared with three alternative models in a simulation study, and the results shed light on the general performance of models in this area. The new model provides a robust flexible analysis, which automatically deals with small capture probabilities.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled keywords: | beta-binomial; capture-recapture; logistic-normal-binomial; mixture of binomials; population size estimation |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science) > QA276 Mathematical statistics Q Science > QL Zoology |
| Divisions: | Faculties > Science Technology and Medical Studies > School of Mathematics Statistics and Actuarial Science > Statistics |
| Depositing User: | Byron Morgan |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Mar 2009 12:06 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jan 2013 16:42 |
| Resource URI: | http://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/12914 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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