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Asymptotics for a Population Size Estimator of a Partially Uncatchable Population

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We present the asymptotic distribution for an estimator of the population size for the case of s partially catchable populations. Our approach is useful for capture–recapture studies with photo-identification data where part of the population does not have any distinctive characteristic which allows unique identification of the individuals. This work represents an extension of Theorem 4 in Sanathanan (1972, The Annals of Mathematical Statistics, 43, 142–152).

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    Cibele Queiroz da-Silva

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da-Silva, C.Q. Asymptotics for a Population Size Estimator of a Partially Uncatchable Population. AISM 59, 603–615 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10463-006-0065-5

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