A comparison of stock assessment uncertainty estimates using maximum likelihood and Bayesian methods implemented with the same model framework

Fisheries Research

Volumn 142, Issue , 2013, Pages 37-46

  Stewart, Ian J ^a   Hicks, Allan C ^a,b   Taylor, Ian G ^a   Thorson, James T ^b   Wetzel, Chantell ^a,b   Kupschus, Sven ^c  

^a NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian; Maximum likelihood; Stock assessment; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ANOPLOPOMATIDAE; MERLUCCIUS PRODUCTUS;

EID: 84875551188     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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