Abstract
This paper finds the unique maximum likelihood estimator of, and conservative confidence intervals for, the unknown number of different coupons in the coupon collector's problem. This problem is also known as the problem of estimating the abundance of wildlife. The techniques developed here can be easily implemented, are valid without regard to sample size, and validate previous methods based on large sample theory when those methods apply.
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