Re: The prevalence of beak and feather disease virus infection in wild populations of parrots and cockatoos in New Zealand

Authors: Springett BP, Ha HJ, Anderson IL, Gartrell BD, Alley MR
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 55, Issue 6, pp 361, Dec 2007
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Avian
Subject Terms: Integument/skin/wool/hair/fur/feather, Disease/defect, Biosecurity, Breed/breeding, Viral, Infectious disease, Disease surveillance, Epidemiology
Article class: Erratum / Corrections
Abstract: The paper by HJ Ha, IL Anderson, MR Alley, BP Springett and BD Gartrell published in the New Zealand Veterinary Journal 55(5), 235–238, 2007, entitled, “The prevalence of beak and feather disease virus infection in wild populations of parrots and cockatoos in New Zealand” contained an error in the formula for the 95% confidence interval (CI) (Statistical analysis, Page 236). The correct formula is: 95% CI = p ± 1.96 x SQRT[p x (1–p)/n]
 
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