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  • Statistics
  • Biostatistics
  • Agricultural Science

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  • Group testing, utilizing pooled samples, offers potential resource and time savings over individual testing.
  • The efficacy of group testing is highly sensitive to the chosen pool sizes.
  • Existing methods for pool size selection often rely on large sample sizes or specific prior knowledge, limiting their applicability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and evaluate random walk designs for selecting pool sizes in group testing.
  • To provide guidance for pool size selection when prior information is limited and the number of tests is small.

Main Methods:

  • Development and analysis of random walk algorithms for dynamic pool size determination.
  • Application of these methods to estimate disease prevalence in Australian chrysanthemum crops.

Main Results:

  • Demonstration of random walk designs' utility in group testing scenarios with limited data and vague prior knowledge.
  • Successful application in estimating disease prevalence, highlighting practical relevance.

Conclusions:

  • Random walk designs offer a viable approach for optimizing pool sizes in group testing under resource constraints.
  • These methods enhance the efficiency of group testing when traditional assumptions are unmet.