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How to estimate a population using statisticians

2018-10-15

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Thanks so much to the Royal Statistics Society, and Jen Rogers in particular, for letting me come along and hang-out at the conference.

RSS: https://www.rss.org.uk/

JEN: https://www.jenniferrogers.co.uk/

Basic-level intro to capture-recapture sampling:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/add_ocr_gateway/green_world/ecologyrev2.shtml

And some advanced-level details about multi-capture:

https://projects.ncsu.edu/cals/course/fw353/Estimate.htm

If you want to see my excel spreadsheet: here it is exactly as I saved it while filming.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ec419gmnmm3uazz/recapture_frequencies.xlsx?dl=0

CORRECTIONS

- Other than my estimations: no mistakes yet. Let me know if you spot anything!

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