CloseTest, free software for testing C-R data for closure

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CloseTest is a free Windows program for testing capture-recapture data for closure, where closure means no individuals were added to or lost from the population of interest over the sampling period. Two closure tests are computed by the program: 1) the Stanley and Burnham (1999, Environmental and Ecological Statistics, 6:197-209) test, which was developed under a null model allowing for time-specific variation in capture probabilities under closure, and 2) the Otis et al. (1978, Wildlife Monographs, 62) test, which was developed under a null model allowing for heterogeneity in capture probabilities under closure. CloseTest allows you to select capture history data files for analysis, edit those files, analyze the data (i.e., compute the closure test statistics), and view and save the results of the analysis. Some facility is provided for verifying correct data formats and printing results.

The installation file can be downloaded from: http://www.fort.usgs.gov/products/softw ... ostest.asp.