Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/142083
Year of Publication: 
2013
Citation: 
[Journal:] CBN Journal of Applied Statistics [ISSN:] 2476-8472 [Volume:] 04 [Issue:] 2 [Publisher:] The Central Bank of Nigeria [Place:] Abuja [Year:] 2013 [Pages:] 141-158
Publisher: 
The Central Bank of Nigeria, Abuja
Abstract: 
This paper proposed an efficient two sample capture-recapture model (Ma) with high recaptures and compared it with the existing models like the model of no factor effect (Mo), behavioral response model (Mb) and the Petersen model (Ms), using simulated data. We found that the Petersen model provides a better estimate of the population size when the observations follow a hypergeometric distribution and the population is overestimated when recapture n11 is high. It was also found that the proposed model provides a better estimator of the population size than the existing ones when the recapture is high. This model is particularly useful in situations where individuals respond positively to capture. This model can be applied to the estimation of the population of a locality and can be used to check inflated or disputed census figures effectively.
Subjects: 
Captures-recapture
High recaptures
Fewer recaptures
Petersen model
JEL: 
C13
C15
C52
C63
Document Type: 
Article

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