Hidden Population Size Estimation From Respondent-Driven Sampling: A Network Approach
基于受访者驱动抽样的隐匿人群规模估计:网络方法
Estimating the size of stigmatized, hidden, or hard-to-reach populations is a major problem in epidemiology, demography, and public health research. Capture-recapture and multiplier methods are standard tools for inference of hidden population sizes, but they require random sampling of target population members, which is rarely possible. Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) is a survey method for hidden populations that relies on social link tracing. The RDS recruitment process…