Q.1 A farmer wants to estimate the number of rabbits on his farm. On Monday he catches(120) rabbits. He puts a tag on each rabbit. He then lets the rabbits run away. On Thursday the famer catches 70)rabbits.(15 of these rabbits have a tag on them. Estimate the population of rabbits using (i) Petersen capture-recapture method and (ii) Chapman recapture-recapture method. Give also 95% confidence intervals. Comments on your result.

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Q.1 A farmer wants to estimate the number of rabbits on his farm. On
Monday he catches(120) rabbits. He puts a tag on each rabbit. He then
lets the rabbits run away. On Thursday the famer catches 70)rabbits.(15
of these rabbits have a tag on them.
Estimate the population of rabbits using (i) Petersen capture-recapture
method and (ii) Chapman recapture-recapture method.
Give also 95% confidence intervals. Comments on your result.
Transcribed Image Text:Q.1 A farmer wants to estimate the number of rabbits on his farm. On Monday he catches(120) rabbits. He puts a tag on each rabbit. He then lets the rabbits run away. On Thursday the famer catches 70)rabbits.(15 of these rabbits have a tag on them. Estimate the population of rabbits using (i) Petersen capture-recapture method and (ii) Chapman recapture-recapture method. Give also 95% confidence intervals. Comments on your result.
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