eggCounts (version 0.4-1)

simData1s: Simulate faecal egg count data (1-sample situation)

Description

Simulates (zero-inflated) egg count data

Usage

simData1s(n = 10, m = 500, k = 0.5, psi = 1, f = 50)

Arguments

n

sample size (number of faeces collected)

m

true number of eggs per gram (EPG) (i.e. worm burden)

k

overdispersion factor, $k \to \infty$ corresponds to Poisson

psi

prevalence (i.e. proportion of infected animals)

f

correction factor of the egg counting technique

Value

• a data-frame with the observed EPG (obs), number of eggs counted on microscope slide (master) and true egg counts (true).

Examples

fec <- simData1s(n=10, m=500, k=0.5, psi=0.7)