Pooling design

Pooling design

A pooling design is an algorithm to intelligently classify items by testing them in groups or pools rather than individually. The result from the pools is usually binary — either "positive" or "negative". A negative result can imply that all the items tested in that pool were "failures", if the tests are error-free. A positive result implies that at least one of the items in that pool was a "success", under the same error-free assumption.

The central idea originated from the practice of blood testing cadets for syphilis during World War II [http://www.worldscibooks.com/mathematics/4252.html] . It has applications in communication systems, molecular biology and general fault testing areas.


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