Use of Bayes theorem to correct size-specific sampling bias in growth data.
The bayesian decomposition of posterior distribution was used to develop a likelihood function to correct bias in the estimates of population parameters from data collected randomly with size-specific selectivity. Positive distributions with time as a parameter were used for parametrization of growth data. Numerical illustrations are provided. The alternative applications of the likelihood to estimate selectivity parameters are discussed.
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Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute, PO Box 114, Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia 3225.
D000818:Animals; D001499:Bayes Theorem; D005260:Female; D006128:Growth; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D015983:Selection Bias; D012754:Sharks / Q000254:growth & development