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Table 6 Overview of published methods and corresponing PP designs

From: Effective matrix designs for COVID-19 group testing

  

Published methods

PP (this work)

N

k

M

G

Desc.

M

G

Desc.

961

2

93

10.3

PPoL-(31,3) [13]

49

20

PP(7,4,2)

529

3

92

5.75

PPoL-(23,4) [13]

63

8.4

PP(9*,3,3)

169

2

39

4.33

PPoL-(13,3) [13]

35

4.8

PP(7,3,2)

49

1

14

3.5

PPol-(7,2) [13]

12

4.1

PP(3,4,1)

348

5

48

8

P-BEST Matrix [15]

114

3.1

PP(19,2,5)

35

2

15

2.3

Kirkman Matrix

20

1.8

PP(4*,3,2)

40

2

16

2.5

Tapestry Matrix [16]

20

2

PP(4*,3,2)

60

2

24

2.5

Tapestry Matrix [16]

20

3

PP(4*,3,2)

96

1

20

4.8

2D-pooling Matrix [18]

15

6.4

PP(5,3,1)

  1. Comparison of various published designs presented in [13] is extended to include PP designs
  2. *Design based on prime power order \(q = p^n\)