Likelihood-based confidence intervals of relative fitness for a common experimental design
- 1 March 2005
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
- Vol. 62 (3) , 693-699
- https://doi.org/10.1139/f04-239
Abstract
Statistical inferences concerning the relative fitness of different types of individuals in a population have not been well developed. We present a method for calculating confidence intervals for maximum likelihood estimates of relative fitness obtained from an experimental design that is common in the fisheries literature. Analysis and simulation show that these confidence limits are reliable. We also show that the bias of the estimates is low for realistic sample sizes.Keywords
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