Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 14, 2012 at 1:46pm.
This is a hypergeometric distribution problem.
Assuming that the tagged whales are subsequently randomly distributed in the whale population, we have population N, where
N = (115/5)*100 = 2300 approximately.
For more accurate estimations, use the hypergeomatric distribution and maximize P(5).
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