A simulation study of the Mark-Recapture Method by using Lincolns index
by
ishaan463 (student)
Ishaan Khanna Candidate Number: 002603-011
ESS Practical Planning
A simulation study of the Mark-Recapture Method by using Lincoln’s index.
Research Question: How does the accuracy of the mark recapture method get affected by varying the number of marked individuals?
Hypothesis: At the end of the experiment we should be getting the exact population in the beaker.
Input Variable: Number of marked individuals
Output Variable: Number of extracted marked individuals
Method: A simulation study of the Mark-Recapture method by using Lincoln’s index. First we put a random number of seeds into a jar. Then we start from a certain number say ‘M’, and we extract that number from it and mark them. We replace the seeds back in the jar and shuffle them. We then choose a number ‘C’ and take that number of seeds out of the jar. Then we write down ‘R’ which is the number of marked seeds within ‘C’. Then we replace the seeds back in the jar. Thus we write down ‘R’ after increasing ‘M’ by 1.
