A closure test for time-specific capture-recapture data
Environmental and Ecological Statistics
By: T.R. Stanley and K.P. Burnham
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Abstract
The assumption of demographic closure in the analysis of capture-recapture data under closed-population models is of fundamental importance. Yet, little progress has been made in the development of omnibus tests of the closure assumption. We present a closure test for time-specific data that, in principle, tests the null hypothesis of closed-population model M(t) against the open-population Jolly-Seber model as a specific alternative. This test is chi-square, and can be decomposed into informative components that can be interpreted to determine the nature of closure violations. The test is most sensitive to permanent emigration and least sensitive to temporary emigration, and is of intermediate sensitivity to permanent or temporary immigration. This test is a versatile tool for testing the assumption of demographic closure in the analysis of capture-recapture data.
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Stanley, T., Burnham, K., 1999, A closure test for time-specific capture-recapture data: Environmental and Ecological Statistics, v. 6, no. 2, p. 197-209, https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009674322348.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | A closure test for time-specific capture-recapture data |
| Series title | Environmental and Ecological Statistics |
| DOI | 10.1023/A:1009674322348 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Environmental and Ecological Statistics |
| First page | 197 |
| Last page | 209 |