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- Title
Two-Dimensional Informative Array Testing.
- Authors
McMahan, Christopher S.; Tebbs, Joshua M.; Bilder, Christopher R.
- Abstract
Array-based group-testing algorithms for case identification are widely used in infectious disease testing, drug discovery, and genetics. In this article, we generalize previous statistical work in array testing to account for heterogeneity among individuals being tested. We first derive closed-form expressions for the expected number of tests (efficiency) and misclassification probabilities (sensitivity, specificity, predictive values) for two-dimensional array testing in a heterogeneous population. We then propose two 'informative' array construction techniques which exploit population heterogeneity in ways that can substantially improve testing efficiency when compared to classical approaches that regard the population as homogeneous. Furthermore, a useful byproduct of our methodology is that misclassification probabilities can be estimated on a per-individual basis. We illustrate our new procedures using chlamydia and gonorrhea testing data collected in Nebraska as part of the Infertility Prevention Project.
- Subjects
MEDICAL screening; COMMUNICABLE disease diagnosis; TWO-dimensional models; GROUP testing; CHLAMYDIA; GONORRHEA; INFERTILITY; PREVENTION
- Publication
Biometrics, 2012, Vol 68, Issue 3, p793
- ISSN
0006-341X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1541-0420.2011.01726.x