Confidence intervals for the number of unseen types

This paper finds the unique maximum likelihood estimator of, and conservative confidence intervals for, the unknown number of different coupons in the coupon collector's problem. This problem is also known as the problem of estimating the abundance of wildlife. The techniques developed here can be easily implemented, are valid without regard to sample size, and validate previous methods based on large sample theory when those methods apply.

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Year of publication:	1998
Authors:	Finkelstein, Mark ; Tucker, Howard G. ; Veeh, Jerry Alan
Published in:	Statistics & Probability Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0167-7152. - Vol. 37.1998, 4, p. 423-430
Publisher:	Elsevier
Keywords:	Coupon collector's problem Occupancy problem Wildlife abundance

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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