Population size estimation and capture–recapture methods
Population size estimation and capture–recapture methods
The question ‘How many?’ arises in many scientific areas. To address this question, Capture–recapture studies are often used to partially observe the population of interest. In these studies, several sources are used to observe individuals in the population, which are subsequently collated together and the data summarized by the number of individuals observed by each distinct combination of sources. Statistical models are fitted to the observed data, permitting the estimation of the number of individuals not observed by any of the sources, and hence (when combined with the number of observed individuals) the total population size.
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King, Ruth
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Overstall, Antony
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2015
King, Ruth
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Overstall, Antony
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King, Ruth and Overstall, Antony
(2015)
Population size estimation and capture–recapture methods.
In,
Wright, James D.
(ed.)
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences.
2nd ed.
.
(doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.42160-4).
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The question ‘How many?’ arises in many scientific areas. To address this question, Capture–recapture studies are often used to partially observe the population of interest. In these studies, several sources are used to observe individuals in the population, which are subsequently collated together and the data summarized by the number of individuals observed by each distinct combination of sources. Statistical models are fitted to the observed data, permitting the estimation of the number of individuals not observed by any of the sources, and hence (when combined with the number of observed individuals) the total population size.
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