Multiple category-lot quality assurance sampling: a new classification system with application to schistosomiasis control.

• Main Authors: Casey Olives (Author), Joseph J Valadez (Author), Simon J Brooker (Author), Marcello Pagano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Originally a binary classifier, Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) has proven to be a useful tool for classification of the prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni into multiple categories (≤10%, >10 and <50%, ≥50%), and semi-curtailed sampling has been shown to effectively reduce the number of o...