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Table 1  A comparison of the power, type 1 error, and expected or actual number of tests used for all three designs. Group sizes of 2, 5, and 10 were used in the group testing designs

From: Using group testing in a two-phase epidemiologic design to identify the effects of a large number of antibody reactions on disease risk

  

Power

Type I Error

(Expected) # of Tests

Case Control Design

 

0.843

0.041

15,000,000

Standard Group Testing Design

Group Size 2

0.843

0.041

10,163,667

 

Group Size 5

0.843

0.041

8,713,995

 

Group Size 10

0.843

0.041

10,498,037

Two-Phase Group Testing Design

Group Size 2

0.867

0.055

8,356,222

Group Size 5

0.859

0.053

4,775,891

Group Size 10

0.860

0.060

4,125,408