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Sample Size in Petersen Mark–Recapture Experiments
Author(s) -
Robson D. S.,
Regier H. A.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1964)93[215:ssipme]2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - mark and recapture , sample size determination , biology , statistics , mathematics , demography , sociology , population
The efficient planning of a Petersen‐type mark and recapture experiment requires some knowledge of the order of magnitude of the population size N. Sample sizes M and C of the mark and recapture samples, respectively, may then be ascertained on the basis of a guessed value of N to achieve any desired degree of accuracy with any specified degree of confidence. Restrictions on the sample sizes M and C are that MC must exceed 4 times the guessed value of N, and the total costs of M and C must be equal. Graphs and formulas are given defining sample size to attain preassigned levels of accuracy and precision of population estimation. A method of choosing sample sizes such that experimental costs are minimized is described.