Volume 35, Issue 1 pp. 29-45
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Estimating Population Size for Continuous-Time Capture-Recapture Models Via Sample Coverage

Anne Chao

Anne Chao

Institute of Statistics National Tsing Hua University Hsin Chu, Taiwan 30043

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S.-M. Lee

S.-M. Lee

Department of Statistics Feng-Chia University Tai-Chung, Taiwan 40724

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First published: 1993
Citations: 18

Abstract

An estimation procedure using the idea of sample coverage is proposed to estimate population size for capture-recapture experiments in continuous time. The capture rates (intensity) are allowed to vary by time and individuals (heterogeneity). Only capture frequency history are sufficient for estimating population size while capture times and sequential orders of animals caught are irrelevant for the analysis. An example is given for illustration. The performance of the proposed estimation procedure is also investigated by simulation.

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