THE ESTIMATION OF BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS

Abstract

A number of statistical models, underlying the methods used in the estimation of the sizes and other parameters of animal population, are set up. The relevant estimation equations are given, with their variances and covariances. For the most part, the theory is designed for large populations. An effort was made to have the models conform as closely as possible to the practices of animal sampling. The complexities of estimating the birth, death, emigration, and immigration rates indicate that it will be necessary to set up special experiments to determine these factors adequately.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 1953
Accession Number
AD0019479

Entities

People

  • Douglas G. Chapman

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Census
  • Confidence Limits
  • Covariance
  • Data Science
  • Equations
  • Fish
  • Information Science
  • Lepidoptera
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Probability
  • Random Variables
  • Statistical Sampling
  • Statistics
  • Stochastic Processes
  • Surveys
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Regression Analysis.