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A multiple regression method for analysing stage-frequency data

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Researches on Population Ecology

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A linear regression method that allows survival rates to vary from stage to stage is described for the analysis of stage-frequency data. It has advantages over previously suggested methods since the calculations are not iterative, and it is not necessary to have independent estimates of stage durations, numbers entering stages, or the rate of entry to stage 1. Simulation is proposed to determine standard errors for estimates of population parameters, and to assess the goodness of fit of models.

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  1. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Otago, P. O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand

    Bryan F. J. Manly

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Manly, B.F.J. A multiple regression method for analysing stage-frequency data. Res Popul Ecol 29, 119–127 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02515430

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