Parameter Quality Metric
Formula
Mean bias in parameter estimate†
Mean standard error of daily survival
Mean standard error of overall success (delta method, e.g., Armstrong et al. 2002)‡
Standard deviation of parameter estimates†
Appendix C. Formulae for bias and standard errors of daily survival and overall success.
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Parameter Quality Metric |
Formula |
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Mean bias in parameter estimate† |
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Mean standard error of daily survival |
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Mean standard error of overall success (delta method, e.g., Armstrong et al. 2002)‡ |
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Standard deviation of parameter estimates† |
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†Formulae are identical
for 
, with the estimate of interest substituted for
and the known expected value substituted for
θ.
‡Asymptotic standard
error of 
is similarly estimated, but with the partial derivatives
of substituted for those of 
.