ESTIMATING THE SIZE OF THE SOURCE POPULATION FROM A MATCHED SAMPLE OFPARTS

Authors
SOLOW AR
Citation
Ar. Solow, ESTIMATING THE SIZE OF THE SOURCE POPULATION FROM A MATCHED SAMPLE OFPARTS, Mathematical geology, 28(6), 1996, pp. 783-789
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematical Method, Physical Science","Geosciences, Interdisciplinary","Mathematics, Miscellaneous
Journal title
Mathematical geology → ACNP
ISSN journal
08828121
Volume
28
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
783 - 789
Database
ISI
SICI code
0882-8121(1996)28:6<783:ETSOTS>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
This paper discusses the problem of estimating the size of a source po pulation from a couple of matched, disarticulated body parts. Maximum likelihood estimation and the construction of a confidence interval ar e described. This problem is connected to the ecological problem of es timating the number of species in a sampled community.