Pool Size Calculator

Calculates the optimal sample pool size as suggested in Hanel, R. & Thurner, S. (2020). Boosting test-efficiency by pooled testing strategies for SARS-CoV-2. (1), 3–5. arXiv:2003.09944v1

Inputs: (individual) test sensitivity, (individual) test specificity, estimated fraction of positive people in the tested set (expected positive test rate).

Use arrow keys left <- and right -> on keyboard to finetune sliders.

Test Sensitivity 99.9 %

Test Specificity 98 %

Expected Positive Rate 1.7 %

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Found Optimum

Metric	Value	Unit
Optimal Pool Size	8	Count
Gain (effective no. persons/test, PPT)	4	Count
Max. number of missed infectious (FNPT)	0.005	Fraction

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Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Systems Control Group / Interventional Neuroscience Group, D. Proverbio, A. Husch, J. Goncalves, 2020. Calculator is provided for research use only and without any warranties.

External References: Vienna paper and Suggested pool sampling