Purpose: Few studies have applied count data analysis to tourist accommodation data. This study was undertaken to investigate the characteristics and to seek for the most fitting models for population total estimation in relation to tourist accommodation data. Methods: Based on the data of...

Zero-inflated continuous distributions are used for modeling in many research areas such as health, environment, or insurance. Since classical estimator of Kendall’s τ becomes biased when applied to such data, we propose an estimator that has a smaller bias and better coverage probability.

In theMediterrean Sea the population features of demersal resources fluctuate over spatial and temporal scales due to the variability of abiotic and biotic factors as well as to human activities. The two shrimps Parapenaeus longirostris and Aristaeomorpha foliacea are among the most important...