An investigation of stratified population estimates

This thesis presents the results of a comparative study of the two most commonly used two-sample, mark-recapture population estimators: the unstratified pooled Petersen estimator, and the stratified Darroch estimator. The primary focus of this thesis is the study of the estimators as they are applie...

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Main Author: Kirby, Christopher William
Language:en_US
Published: 2007
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/1171