Comparison of three expert elicitation methods for logistic regression on predicting the presence of the threatened brush-tailed rock-wallaby Petrogale penicillata

Environmetrics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 379-398

  O'Leary, Rebecca A ^a,f   Choy, Samantha Low ^a   Murray, Justine V ^b   Kynn, Mary ^c   Denham, Robert ^d   Martin, Tara G ^e   Mengersen, Kerrie ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries ^*  (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bayesian statistical modelling; Expert elicitation; Habitat suitability modelling; Logistic regression; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GIS; GRAPHICAL METHOD; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MARSUPIAL; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

PETROGALE PENICILLATA;

EID: 67650164484     PISSN: 11804009     EISSN: 1099095X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/env.935     Document Type: Article

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