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. 2021 Apr 27;2:248–264. doi: 10.1109/OJSP.2021.3075913

TABLE 6. Expected Number of Tests Needed by Optimal Dorfman Testing for Number of Samples (Inline graphic) 105 and 961 for Various Inline graphic. Note That Our Proposed Methods Based on CS Require Much Fewer Tests (45 and 93) Typically, and Do Not Require Two Rounds of Testing.

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Inline graphic # Tests Pool Size Inline graphic # Tests Pool Size
5 43.7 5 5 136.5 14
8 55.3 4 8 172.2 11
10 61.3 4 10 192.2 11
12 67.0 4 12 209.6 9
15 73.9 3 15 233.7 9
17 78.2 3 17 248.7 8
20 84.3 3 20 269.4 7