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Evaluation and Inference of Pool Testing Costs Using a Probabilistic Perspective.

Bernardo S Scaldaferri1, Rosangela H Loschi1, Murilo S Costa2

  • 1Departamento de Estatística, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

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|June 12, 2026
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Pool Testing, developed by Robert Dorfman, reduces pandemic testing costs. This strategy evaluates pooled samples, testing individuals only if the pool is positive, thus optimizing resource allocation.

Keywords:
prevalence uncertaintyprobabilistic modelrelative cost

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Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Biostatistics
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Large-scale testing during pandemics presents significant cost challenges.
  • Traditional testing methods can be resource-intensive and slow.
  • Pool Testing offers a potential solution to mitigate testing expenses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To probabilistically evaluate the performance and relative cost of Dorfman's two-phase Pool Testing strategy.
  • To develop a framework for assessing the risk associated with Pool Testing implementation.
  • To analyze the impact of disease prevalence, pool size, and test characteristics on testing costs.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a probabilistic model to determine the distribution of relative costs in Pool Testing.
  • Incorporated prior knowledge of disease prevalence to model pool positivity probability.
  • Calculated the overall sensitivity and specificity of the Pool Testing procedure.
  • Evaluated cost-effectiveness across various prevalence rates, pool sizes, and test accuracies.

Main Results:

  • The study provides the distribution for the relative cost of Pool Testing.
  • Analysis shows how prevalence, pool size, and test characteristics influence cost-effectiveness.
  • The probability of the relative cost exceeding one was calculated for real-world data.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed probabilistic approach offers a tool to assess the financial risks of Pool Testing strategies.
  • Pool Testing can significantly reduce testing costs, especially at lower disease prevalences.
  • Understanding the interplay of various factors is crucial for optimizing Pool Testing implementation.