In fact, David Barratt found this kind of guesswork to
overestimate predation rates.
Indeed, such a question will invariably overestimate the number of «outdoor cats» — which in turn
overestimates predation rates.
Not exact matches
This study found that many cat owners
overestimate their cats»
predation rates.
This greatly
overestimates potential
predation, and leads them to conclude — erroneously — that the actual number of prey killed by cats was «3.3 times greater than the
rate estimated from prey brought home,» [9] as was discussed previously.