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JSM 2002 Abstract #301068
Activity Number: 188
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Council of Chapters
Abstract - #301068
Title: Bayesian Estimation of Undercount in Epidemiology and Census
Author(s): Sanjib Basu*+
Affiliation(s): Northern Illinois University
Address: , Dekalb, Illinois, 60115-2888,
Keywords: Recapture ; Bayes ; Markov chain sampling
Abstract:

Capture-recpature are among the oldest and most popular statistical methods for estimating how large a population is. While these methods were primarily developed for estimating the size of wild animal populations, they are currently used in diverse applications. In epidemiological applications, they are used to estimate the size of a specific patient population based on incomplete lists from several registries. These methods are also used in socio-demographic studies to estimate the undercount and in software reliability to account for the unseen errors. I will discuss parametric and semiparametric Bayesian inference for estimation of the population size.

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