Title
The multiple-record systems estimator when registrations refer to different but overlapping populations
Author
Zwane, E.N.
van der Pal-de Bruin, K.M.
van der Heijden, P.G.M.
TNO Preventie en Gezondheid
Publication year
2004
Abstract
In multiple-record systems estimation it is usually assumed that all registration relate to the same population. In this paper, we develop a method which can be used when the registrations relate to different populations, in the sense that they cover, for example, different time periods or regions. We show that under certain conditions ignoring that the registrations relate to different populations results in correct estimates of population size. The EM algorithm is presented as a method that can be used for more general problems. The parametric bootstrap is used to construct a confidence interval. The proposed method is then applied to a data set with five registrations of neural tube defects, that cover different time periods. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Subject
Health
Capture-recapture
Mutiple-records systems
Neural tube defects
Population size estimation
Algorithms
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Epidemiologic Methods
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Netherlands
Neural Tube Defects
Population Dynamics
Population Surveillance
Registries
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.1818
TNO identifier
237908
ISSN
0277-6715
Source
Statistics in Medicine, 23 (14), 2267-2281
Document type
article