Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4367607 | International Journal of Food Microbiology | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Bayesian and maximum likelihood methods are compared with Most Probable Number data. ⺠Large biases in parameter estimates were observed with the maximum likelihood estimator. ⺠The bias increased as the proportion of samples non-detects increased. ⺠OpenBUGS computer code for the Bayesian method is provided.
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Authors
Michael S. Williams, Eric D. Ebel,