# Chao 1984: Nonparametric estimation of the number of classes in a population

> Anne Chao, 1984. 1 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The inductive-methods survey cites it for estimating the unseen vocabulary of each section…

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# Nonparametric estimation of the number of classes in a population

Anne Chao, 1984. _Scandinavian Journal of Statistics_.

Gives a simple estimator, now known as Chao1, of the total number of classes in a population, including unseen ones, based on how many classes were seen once and twice.

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The inductive-methods survey cites it for estimating the unseen vocabulary of each section and hand.

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Chao, A. (1984). Nonparametric estimation of the number of classes in a population. Scandinavian Journal of Statistics. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4615964
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