Confidence Intervals for Population Size in a Capture-Recapture Problem.

<p>In a single capture-recapture problem, two new Wilson methods for interval estimation of population size are derived. Classical Chapman interval, Wilson and Wilson-cc intervals are examined and compared in terms of their expected interval width and exact coverage properties in two models. The new approach performs better than the Chapman in each model. Bayesian analysis also gives a different way to estimate population size.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MS (Master of Science)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - unrestricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Mathematical Sciences

Year dc:date.issued

2007

Author dc:creator

• Zhang, Xiao

• Wilson interval
• Chapman interval
• hypergeometric model
• multinomial model
• capture-recapture
• sample size
• population size
• mean coverage
• median widthinterval
• median width
• Physical Sciences and Mathematics
• Statistical Methodology
• Statistics and Probability

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• Copyright by the authors.

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2022

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-3383