/nwfscAgeingError

Wrapper for tool to estimate ageing error given double-reads of hard structures (e.g., otoliths)

Primary LanguageR

Description

nwfscAgeingError

  • Wrapper for tool to estimate ageing error given double-reads of hard structures (e.g., otoliths)

Instructions

Please use R version >=3.1.1 and install the package:

# Install package
install.packages("devtools")
library("devtools")
install_github("nwfsc-assess/nwfscAgeingError", ref="1.0.0")
# Load package
library(nwfscAgeingError)

Please see examples folder for an example of how to run the model, found here: https://github.com/nwfsc-assess/nwfscAgeingError/blob/master/examples/Example_with_simulated_data.R

Known installation/usage issues

none

Citing this package

When using this software, please cite it as:

  • Thorson, James T, Stewart, Ian J, and Punt, Andre E. 2012. nwfscAgeingError: a user interface in R for the Punt et al. (2008) method for calculating ageing error and imprecision. Available from: http://github.com/nwfsc-assess/nwfscAgeingError/.

and also please read and cite the Punt et al. (2008) paper below.

Further reading

The user manual (which may not include all current features) can found here: https://github.com/nwfsc-assess/nwfscAgeingError/blob/master/inst/doc/Instructions_for_use.pdf

For more details regarding development and testing of this software please see:

  • Punt, A.E., Smith, D.C., KrusicGolub, K., and Robertson, S. 2008. Quantifying age-reading error for use in fisheries stock assessments, with application to species in Australia’s southern and eastern scalefish and shark fishery. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 65: 1991–2005.