Sample size under inverse negative binomial group testing for accuracy in parameter estimation.

BACKGROUND: The group testing method has been proposed for the detection and estimation of genetically modified plants (adventitious presence of unwanted transgenic plants, AP). For binary response variables (presence or absence), group testing is efficient when the prevalence is low, so that estima...

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Main Authors: Osval Antonio Montesinos-López, Abelardo Montesinos-López, José Crossa, Kent Eskridge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3310835?pdf=render