Table 1. Estimates of nominal CWD surveillance weights for 8 classes of mule deer from Colorado (data from WM[15]) using a binomial complementary log-log regression model with Bayesian and maximum likelihood approaches, as well as a Poisson regression model.
| Binomial | Poisson | C/N | ||
| Mortality Source | Bayesian (SD) | MLE (SD) | MLE (SD) | |
| Suspect-F | 14.1 (2.40) | 14.1 (2.4) | 11.6 (1.6) | 40/111 |
| Suspect-M | 12.2 (2.05) | 12.2 (2.06) | 10.3 (1.46) | 40/125 |
| Other | 1.9 (0.24) | 1.9 (0.25) | 1.9 (0.24) | 77/1,300 |
| Harvest-adult-M | 1 (NA) | 1 (NA) | 1 (NA) | 313/10,046 |
| Harvest-adult-F | 0.57 (0.06) | 0.57 (0.06) | 0.58 (0.06) | 104/5,782 |
| Harvest-juv-F | 0.44 (0.15) | 0.44 (0.15) | 0.45 (0.15) | 9/645 |
| Harvest-juv-M | 0.25 (0.08) | 0.25 (0.08) | 0.25 (0.08) | 11/1,329 |
| Harvest-fawn | 0.03 (0.03) | 0. 03 (0.03) | 0.03 (0.03) | 1/999 |