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The Lincoln-Petersen index estimated the population size as infinity, which is not possible given the small sample size. The Schnabel index estimated the population size at 47, which is closer but still far from the true population size of 150. Both estimates are inaccurate due to the low number of trials conducted, as methods that rely on mark-recapture are more accurate with larger sample sizes over multiple trials. The Schnabel index provided a better estimate than Lincoln-Petersen due to considering dat

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Thejas Satheesh

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