An ecologist plans to model the population density of a rare amphibian across a large wetland reserve using a newly developed acoustic monitoring device. Before deploying hundreds of these expensive devices for the year-long main study, the ecologist decides to carry out a 2-week pilot study with just three devices.
Explain one reason why the ecologist should conduct this pilot study before proceeding to the main data-collection phase.
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