A researcher tags 20 squirrels in a wood. The next month, she returns to the wood and observes a sample of 12 squirrels, 5 of wh

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A researcher tags 20 squirrels in a wood. The next month, she returns to the wood and observes a sample of 12 squirrels, 5 of wh

ich are tagged, and a sample of 25 squirrels, 9 of which are tagged. If the two samples are representative of the squirrel population, which is the best estimate of the number of squirrels in the wood?

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Ghella [55] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-26T09:18:48+03:00

If the two samples are representative of the squirrel population, the best estimate of the number of squirrels in the wood would be 50.
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