Using Hidden Markov Models to Deal with Availability Bias on Line Transect Surveys

Biometrics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 703-713

  Borchers, D L ^a   Zucchini, W ^b   Heide Jorgensen M P ^c   Canadas A ^d   Langrock, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

^d Candamo 116   (Spain)

Author keywords

Availability bias; Detection hazard; Hidden Markov model; Line transect; Wildlife survey

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ANTENNAS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TRELLIS CODES;

AVAILABILITY BIAS; BINARY STATE; DEPENDENT OBSERVATIONS; DETECTION HAZARD; DETECTION PROCESS; DETECTION RANGE; HIDDEN-MARKOV MODELS; LINE TRANSECT; STATE-DEPENDENT; WILDLIFE SURVEY;

HIDDEN MARKOV MODELS;

AERIAL SURVEY; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; BIOMETRY; DETECTION METHOD; LINE TRANSECT; MARKOV CHAIN; NUMERICAL MODEL; WHALE;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; ARTICLE; AVAILABILITY BIAS; BIOMETRY; BOWHEAD WHALE; DETECTION HAZARD; HIDDEN MARKOV MODEL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LINE TRANSECT; METHODOLOGY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL BIAS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; WILDLIFE SURVEY;

AVAILABILITY BIAS; DETECTION HAZARD; HIDDEN MARKOV MODEL; LINE TRANSECT; WILDLIFE SURVEY;

ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BIOMETRY; BOWHEAD WHALE; DATA COLLECTION; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 84901231358     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: 15410420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/biom.12049     Document Type: Article

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