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. 2013 Jun 17;3:1990. doi: 10.1038/srep01990

Table 1. Measurements and calculated indices of species richness and diversity.

  Children Adults All Participants
Variants counted 18 12 20
Variants estimated (Mao Tau) (95% CI) 17 (11.9–22.1) 9 (4.2–13.8) 17 (11.8–22.2)
Chao 2 ( 95% CI) 19.3 (16.0–43.8) 12.8 (10.6–31.6) 20.9 (18.0–42.5)
Simpson (95% CI)* 7.5 (5.1–9.9) 4.7 (3.4–5.9) 6.7 (5.3–8.1)
Shannon mean (95% CI) 2.3 (2.0–2.5) 1.8 (1.5–2.0) 2.2 (2.0–2.4)
Shannon evenness index 0.8 0.72 0.73
Capture-recapture 32 15 34

*EstimateS calculates the reciprocal form of Simpson's diversity index.