A new estimator for infection rates using pools of variable size

Chap T. Le

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113159

A new estimator for infection rates using pools of variable size

Chap T. Le

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Abstract

A new estimator is proposed for the infection rate in a population of organisms when variably sized sample pools are analyzed. This new estimator has a closed form that can be easily evaluated and updated.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	132-136
Number of pages	5
Journal	American journal of epidemiology
Volume	114
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113159
State	Published - Jul 1981

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Biometry
Epidemiologic methods
Infection rates

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