For a Mark-Recapture Survey, the Ratio of the Number of Marked

question 28

Multiple Choice

For a mark-recapture survey, the ratio of the number of marked individuals to the total population is equal to the ratio of the

• A) number of marked individuals recaptured to the total number of individuals in the second capture.
• B) total number of individuals in the second capture to the number of marked individuals recaptured.
• C) total number of individuals in the first capture to the number of marked individuals recaptured.
• D) number of individuals in the second capture to the number of individuals marked in the first capture.

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Definitions:

Placebo

A substance with no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs, or used to stimulate a patient's psychological healing process.

StdDev

Standard Deviation, a measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values.

Median

The central number in a series that divides the upper half from the bottom half.

StdDev

A rephrased term for standard deviation, indicating the degree to which individual data points in a set diverge from the mean value.