Supplement 1. A spreadsheet to estimate extinction times based on a sighting record.

File List
Inferring_Extinction_Timing.xls

Inferring_Extinction_Timing.csv

VBA_Macro_Inferring_Extinction_Timing.txt

Description
Inferring Extinction
Timing.xls The file contains
a visual basic macro that runs in MS Excel. This macro calculates the upper
boundary of 95 % confidence interval of the estimated extinction times, based
on observed sightings, and according the seven methods evaluated in the paper.
The program has been built and tested in MS Excel 2007 using Windows XP. Macros
must be enabled to run the program. Please note that macros are not supported
in MS Office 2008 for Macintosh.

Inferring Extinction
Timing.csv is a comma-delimited
version of the main worksheet in the xls file.

VBA Macro Inferring
Extinction Timing.txt is a text file of the source code for the visual
basic macro used in the xls model.