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Estimate fake-account prevalence with capture-recapture

Last updated: Mar 29, 2026

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This question evaluates a data scientist's competency in capture–recapture estimation, estimation of population size with incomplete detections, statistical inference for confidence intervals, understanding of bias from detector dependence, and post-stratification or model-based adjustments.

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Estimate fake-account prevalence with capture-recapture

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