Capture-recapture methods are used to estimate population size from overlapping, incomplete sources of information. With three or more sources, dependence between sources may be modelled using log-linear models. We propose a Coefficient of Incremental Dependence Criterion (CIDC) for selecting an estimate of population size among all possible estimates that result from hierarchical log-linear models. A penalty for the number of parameters in the model was selected via simulation for the three-source and four-source settings. The performance of the proposed criterion was compared to the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) through simulation. The CIDC was found to modestly outperform the AIC for data generated from a population size of approximately 100, with AIC performing consistently better for larger population sizes. Modifications to the criterion such as incorporating the estimated population size and the type of source interaction present should be investigated, along with the mathematical properties of the CIDC.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.101841 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Coleman, Kimberley. |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (Department of Mathematics and Statistics.) |
| Rights | © Kimberley Coleman, 2007 |
| Relation | alephsysno: 002665904, proquestno: AAIMR38392, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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