The Global Amphibian Assessment in 2005 declared that 1856 out of 5743 of the known species of

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The Global Amphibian Assessment in 2005 declared that 1856 out of 5743 of the known species of amphibians worldwide are at risk of extinction.

(Approximately 122 species have gone extinct already since 1980.) Amphibians are vulnerable to environmental change, so they are thought to be a bellwether of coming changes for other species.

a. What is the proportion of amphibian species that are at risk of extinction?

b. Would it make sense to calculate a confidence interval for this proportion in the usual way? Why or why not?

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The Analysis Of Biological Data

ISBN: 9781319226237

3rd Edition

Authors: Michael C. Whitlock, Dolph Schluter

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