The minimum capture proportion for reliable estimation in capture-recapture models.
We derive estimates of the minimum capture proportion required to obtain a reliable estimate of the population size for several continuous and discrete-time capture-recapture models. The models considered are M(0), M(t), M(b), M(h), M(ht), and M(tb) in the notation of Otis et al., (1978, Wildlife Monograph62, 1-135). Numerical results with simulation studies are given, and two real examples for the model M(h) are also considered. Potential applications of these results are suggested.
Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Liqun
L
Xi
Ray
R
Watson
Paul S F
PS
Yip
D000818:Animals; D001699:Biometry / Q000379:methods*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008954:Models, Biological; D015233:Models, Statistical; D011156:Population Density; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018401:Sample Size; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity