Capture-recapture as a tool for programme evaluation

Capture–recapture sampling designs

METHODOLOGIC ISSUES Capture-recapture: a useful methodological tool for counting traYc related injuries?

Introduction—Although the capturerecapture technique is increasingly employed in studies of human populations to correct for under-ascertainment in traditional epidemiological surveillance, it has rarely been used in injury research. Objectives—To estimate the completeness of oYcial data sources on traYc related injuries (TRIs) by using the capturerecapture technique and to calculate an ascerta...

Quantitative evaluation of capture-recapture models to control software inspections

An important requirement to control the inspection of software artifacts is to be able to decide, based on objective information, whether inspection can stop or whether it should continue to achieve a suitable level of artifact quality. Several studies in software engineering have considered the use of capture-recapture models to predict the number of remaining defects in an inspected document ...

Capture-recapture method for assessing publication bias

BACKGROUND Publication bias is an important factor that may result in selection bias and lead to overestimation of the intervention effect. In this study, the focus was on using capture-recapture method as a statistical procedure which may possibly be a practical means for measuring the amount of publication bias. METHODS A systematic review was conducted to estimate the duration of protectio...

An Experimental Evaluation of Capture-Recapture in Software Inspections

The use of capture-recapture to estimate the residual faults in a software artifact has evolved as a promising method. However, the assumptions needed to make the estimates are not completely fulfilled in software development, leading to an underestimation of the residual fault content. Therefore, a method employing a filtering technique with an experience factor to improve the estimates of the...