Marked animals are easier to recapture than unmarked animals.
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Relative probability of capture
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1.0
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1.5
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2.0
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# SIMULATIONS
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1,000
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1,000
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1,000
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AVERAGE ESTIMAGE
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10,019.00
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7588.0
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6,387.8
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#HITS
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955
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0
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0
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#MISSES
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45
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1,000
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1,000
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Average deviation of estimes
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314.9
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2412
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3612.2
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Average width of CI
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1,571.7
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953.3
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686.9
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What is the effect of this variable on the population size estimate? On the number of "misses"? Are there any other interesting patters?
Why might marked animals be easier to recapture?