A note on simplifying likelihoods for site occupancy models

Byron J T Morgan; David J Revell; Stephen N Freeman

doi:10.1111/j.1541-0420.2006.00724.x

A note on simplifying likelihoods for site occupancy models

Biometrics. 2007 Jun;63(2):618-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2006.00724.x.

Authors

Byron J T Morgan¹, David J Revell, Stephen N Freeman

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Kent Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NF, UK. B.J.T.Morgan@kent.ac.uk

PMID: 17688515
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2006.00724.x

Abstract

We show how a simple reparameterization can reduce the number of parameters that need to be estimated by numerical maximum likelihood in site occupancy models. Three examples are provided.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Animals, Wild
Biometry
Likelihood Functions*
Models, Statistical*
Population Density
Songbirds
Uganda