| dc.contributor.author | Otieno, F. A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Munene, M. M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-14T07:56:20Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-06-14T07:56:20Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | The East African Joumal of Statistics Volume l , Number 3, pp. 282 - 293 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1811-7503 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/33612 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract. In this paper, we consider the application of stepwise
group screening procedure to blood screening in
populations with low human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
prevalence rate. Expressions for the saving rate based on the
expected number of runs (tests) and on an appropriate cost
function considering both the cost of testing and the cost of
pooling operations shall be derived. We shall also derive a
stopping criteria based on the added cost associated with the
operation of pooling. The effect of wrongly specifying the
population infection rate shall also be considered. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | JKUAT Press Ltd | en |
| dc.subject | .Step-Wise Group Screening, Initial Step, Subsequent Steps, Blood B~, .Pooling Sera, Number of Runs, Cost Function, Stopping Criteria. | en |
| dc.title | Step-wise group screening strategies for isolating defective items | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| local.publisher | 'Department of Mathematics, Catholic University of Eastern Africa, | en |
