The SURPH Dialog Window for release-recapture data is shown below (the SURPH dialog window for known-fate data differs only in the column labels in the main model list and the testable model list). Once input data has been loaded into SURPH.2, the SURPH dialog window is the base window for all data analysis and modeling. The main components are:
The Model Definition List contains the name of all model definitions that have not yet been used to create models. In the above example, pressing the "Create Model" button will cause the creation of models "Model3" and "Model4" from their respective Model Definitions. The models will then appear in the Master Model List and their definitions will be removed from the Model Definition List. Model Definitions can be exported and imported at a later SURPH.2 session.
The Master Model List contains all the models that have been created in the current session of SURPH.2. Models can be exported and imported at a later SURPH.2 session.
When a model is selected in the Master Model List, any nested models of the selected model that are in the Master Model List appear in the Testable Model List as well. If the user selects one of these models in the Testable Model List, a Likelihood Ratio Test (LRT) is performed, and the results appear in the Likelihood Ratio Test area. In the above example, "Model2" is selected in the Testable Model list and "Model1" is selected in the Main Model List. The results of the LRT are in the Likelihood Ratio Test area.
When the Create Model Definition button is pressed, the user will be prompted to enter a name for the Model Definition about to be created from the current parameter settings. A unique name must be entered. A Model Definition can not be created with the same settings as an already defined Model Definition or Model.
The Create Model(s) button creates models from all of the Model Definitions in the Model Definition List. The names of these models then appear in the Master Model List, and their names are removed from the Model Definition List.
| Name | The model name |
| # Param | The number of parameters in the model |
| LnLike | The log-likelihood |
| AIC | The Akaike Information Criterion |
| S Link | The link function for the survival probabilities |
| P Link | (Release-recapture data only) The link function for the detection probabilities |
| Phi Link | (Release-recapture data only) The link function for the final product probabilities |