suppose that a study is carried out on a particular species of rodent. we capture a first sample of 200 individuals, tag them and release them. later, a second sample of 200 individuals is captured. it is then observed that 20% of the animals of the first sample have been recaptured. (they were already marked) Using this data, estimate the size of the total population.
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