Abstract:Detection of rare traits or diseases in a large population is challenging. Pool testing allows covering larger swathes of population at a reduced cost, while simplifying logistics. However, testing precision decreases as it becomes unclear which member of a pool made the global test positive.In this paper we discuss testing strategies that provably approach bestpossible strategy -optimal in the sense that no other strategy can give exact results with fewer tests. Our algorithms guarantee that they provide a co… Show more
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