Using the negative binomial distribution to model overdispersion in ecological count data
Using the negative binomial distribution to model overdispersion in ecological count data
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Washington, DC: Ecological Society of America
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English
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Washington, DC: Ecological Society of America
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A Poisson process is a commonly used starting point for modeling stochastic variation of ecological count data around a theoretical expectation. However, data typically show more variation than implied by the Poisson distribution. Such overdispersion is often accounted for by using models with different assumptions about how the variance changes wi...
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Using the negative binomial distribution to model overdispersion in ecological count data
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_883467226
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_883467226
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0012-9658
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1939-9170
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10.1890/10-1831.1
