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capture-recapture method

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capture-recapture method
a method of estimating the prevalence of a condition in a population. Initially used in populations of wild animals, which were captured, marked, released and recaptured, but the same statistical process is now used in other types of population.


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Using the two-source capture-recapture method to estimate the incidence of acute flaccid paralysis in Victoria, Australia.
The first is the importance of animal sentinels and the second is the potential of the capture-recapture method (CRM) (also called the mark-recapture method) for determining the number of homes with lead-based paint.
The venerable, widely used statistical procedure that underlies this approach is known as the capture-recapture method.
 
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