低精度与高精度测量方法的功率比较E. 在低资源环境中饮用水中的大肠杆菌
Andrea Sosa-Moreno1, Gwenyth O Lee2, Zhenke Wu3
1Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor 48109, Michigan, United States.
概括
低精度的水质测试,如用于大肠杆菌的测试,需要更大的样本大小才能获得可靠的结果. 这突显了在资源有限的环境中,成本和统计能力之间的权衡.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 微生物学 微生物学
背景情况:
- 在水中精确测量大肠杆菌 (大肠杆菌) 对公共卫生至关重要.
- 现有的大肠杆菌检测方法在精度,复杂性和成本方面存在很大差异.
- 低精度的方法提供了可负担性和简单性,对于资源有限的设置至关重要,但可能会影响统计能力.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较低精度与高精度测量水中的大肠杆菌的统计能力.
- 评估方法精度对样本大小要求的影响,以检测水质和实践之间的关联.
- 在各种环境中,为选择合适的水质监测工具提供信息.
主要方法:
- 利用了联合国儿童基金会多指标集群调查 (11个低收入地区) 和厄瓜多尔出生队列研究的数据.
- 通过对连续的高精度数据进行分类,模拟低精度的大肠杆菌测量.
- 采用后勤回归和基于引导的算法来计算统计能力和所需的样本大小.
主要成果:
- 与连续测量相比,对水处理模型的样本大小需要10-90%,以对大肠杆菌度进行分类.
- 存储模型需要大约10%更大的样本大小与分类数据.
- 在水质良好地区,对低精度方法的样本大小要求相似或更低.
结论:
- 低精度的大肠杆菌测量方法可以可靠地检测水质和做法之间的关联.
- 当使用低精度方法时,通常需要更大的样本大小,从而呈现出成本与功率的权衡.
- 选择方法时应考虑具体的背景,包括资源的可用性和水质水平.
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