Capture-recapture, epidemiology, and list mismatches: several lists |
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Authors: | Lee A J Seber G A Holden J K Huakau J T |
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Institution: | Department of Statistics, University of Auckland, New Zealand. lee@stat.auckland.ac.nz |
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Abstract: | In applying capture-recapture methods for closed populations to epidemiology, e.g., in the estimation of the size of a diabetes population, one comes up against the problem of list errors due to mistyping or misinformation. This problem has been studied for just two lists by Seber, Huakau, and Simmons (2000, Biometrics 56, 1227 1232) using the concept of tag loss borrowed from animal population studies. In this article, we discuss a similar method that can be extended to an arbitrary number of lists. The methods are applied to an example. |
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Keywords: | Capture-recapture List errors Log-linear models Mismatch of lists Multilists |
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