Robustness of the penguin population model estimator
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2010
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University of Cape Town
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The robustness of an estimator may be investigated by assuming that the “true” operating model is
in fact different (for example, a constant may have a different value or a key relationship may have a
different functional form to that assumed by the estimator). Data generated from this “reality” are
then fitted using the estimator. The distributions of the results are then compared to the
corresponding “true” values of the operating model.
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Robinson, W. & Butterworth, D.S. (2010). Robustness of the penguin population model estimator.