Emigration and Immigration Are Assumed to Be Equal in a Population

question 44

Multiple Choice

Emigration and immigration are assumed to be equal in a population whose per capita growth is being estimated.However, if a population is experiencing more emigration than immigration, estimation of population size according to the equation r = b - d will cause the population size to be

• A) underestimated.
• B) overestimated.
• C) accurately estimated.
• D) impossible to determine.
• E) exploding.

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