Information-theoretic model selection and model averaging for closed-population capture-recapture studies

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 475-494

  Stanley, Thomas R ^a   Burnham, Kenneth P ^b  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

AIC; Akaike; Capture recapture; Closed population models; Information criteria; Model averaging; Model selection; Model uncertainty; Population estimation

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; INFORMATION THEORY; POPULATION STATISTICS; QUALITY CONTROL; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIC; AKAIKE; CAPTURE-RECAPTURE; CLOSED-POPULATION MODEL; INFORMATION CRITERION; MODEL AVERAGING; MODEL SELECTION; MODELING UNCERTAINTIES; POPULATION ESTIMATIONS; POPULATION MODEL;

MEAN SQUARE ERROR;

EID: 0032378873     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-4036(199808)40:4<475::aid-bimj475>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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