Scientists conduct an experiment to estimate the red-tailed hawk population in a mid-west region. They place an identifying tag on 60 red- tailed hawks. Several months after their release, researchers investigate 5 samples of 25 red-tailed hawks in the region and record how many
have a tag
Sample Number of Tagged Hawks
1
5
2
7
3
3
4
4
5
6
Based on these results, how many red-tailed hawks should they estimate live in the region?