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1	Confidence Intervals for Population Size in a Capture-Recapture Problem. Zhang, Xiao 14 August 2007 (has links) (PDF) In a single capture-recapture problem, two new Wilson methods for interval estimation of population size are derived. Classical Chapman interval, Wilson and Wilson-cc intervals are examined and compared in terms of their expected interval width and exact coverage properties in two models. The new approach performs better than the Chapman in each model. Bayesian analysis also gives a different way to estimate population size. Wilson interval Chapman interval hypergeometric model multinomial model capture-recapture sample size population size mean coverage median widthinterval median width mean coverage population size sample size Wilson interval Physical Sciences and Mathematics Statistical Methodology Statistics and Probability