TABLE 2.
Capture–Recapture Model Estimates of the World Trade Center Tower Population on September 11, 2001
Model | Akaike's Information Criterion, No. | Estimate of Survivors, No. (95% CI) | Estimate of Survivors and Casualties, No. |
Independent (no interactions) | 324.5 | 12 646 (12 417, 12 914) | 14 798 |
SI × BL interaction | 273.5 | 12 412 (12 167, 12 655) | 14 564 |
SI × PA interaction | 220.0 | 11 010 (10 743, 11 315) | 13 162 |
BL × PA interaction | 103.1 | 13 699 (13 350, 14 049) | 15 851 |
SI × BL, SI × PA interactions | 98.8 | 10 517 (10 301, 10 763) | 12 669 |
SI × BL, BL × PA interactions | 75.1 | 13 400 (13 064, 13 745) | 15 552 |
SI × PA, BL × PA interactions | 104.6 | 14 161 (13 066, 15 642) | 16 313 |
Note. CI = confidence interval; SI = self-identified list source; BL = business list source; PA = Port Authority list source.