Ecological MethodologyThis coherent text translates the methods of statisticians into "ecological English" so that students may readily apply these methods to the real world. Ecological Methodology, Second Edition provides a balance of material on animal and plant populations. It teaches students of ecology how to design the most efficient tests in order to obtain maximum precision with minimal work. The first part of the text focuses on biological and technical issues in statistical methodology. Students learn about advances that have been made in designing better sampling devices, along with the techniques and equipment used for sampling. The second part deals with creating solid statistical design, and presents all methods that are well-known to statisticians in a language and context that students will easily understand. |
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... approximate k by Method 1 above ( equation [ 4.11 ] ) . 2. Try to use the maximum - likelihood estimator ( eq . [ 4.14 ] ) . If it will not work on your data continue on to ( 3 ) . 3. Locate your sample on Figure 4.10 , given the ...
... approximation for a = 0.05 we can use ta = 2.0 . We need to have an approximate value of p to use in this equation . Prior information , or a guess , should be used ; the only rule - of - thumb is that when in doubt , pick a value of p ...
... approximate 95 % confidence interval for NG is given by this equation ( Seber 1982 , 188 ) : 2 ( ΣΥ ) 2 ( 1.96 + ... Approximate guess of population size ( 9.40 ) L = Predetermined stopping rule for Σ R , Y = Number of individuals caught ...