Simulation and Application of Stock Composition Estimators
- 1 December 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
- Vol. 40 (12) , 2113-2118
- https://doi.org/10.1139/f83-245
Abstract
Stock composition estimates for mixed populations may be obtained with a classification scheme and the results of classifying individuals from this mixed population and from the component subpopulations. Several estimators have been proposed. Simulation studies were conducted over a wide range of practical possibilities. These studies showed that the simplest estimator, together with a constraint, was more than adequate for practical application. Implementation of the constraint provides for a dramatic reduction in effort for scientists involved in stock identification work. Statistically valid, conservative confidence intervals were obtained with existing variance formulae.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Stock Identification of Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) with Scale Pattern RecognitionCanadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 1982