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The use of a square array scheme in blood testing
Author(s) -
Phatarfod R. M.,
Sudbury Aidan
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
statistics in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.996
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 1097-0258
pISSN - 0277-6715
DOI - 10.1002/sim.4780132205
Subject(s) - pooling , square (algebra) , computer science , row and column spaces , row , statistics , chi square test , reduction (mathematics) , mathematics , artificial intelligence , geometry , database
When testing blood samples for the presence of disease, considerable efficiencies may be achieved by pooling samples and testing them as a batch. It is shown that placing the samples in a square array and pooling rows and columns has substantial advantages, particularly in the reduction of false negatives. The commonly used 8 × 12 array is also considered.
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