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Link bulletLQAS Decision Rule Calculator

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LQAS Sample Size Calculator

Directions: Enter the number of activity sites in the population size field and click on "Find Sample Size and Decision Rule." The calculator will produce the optimal sample size and decision rule. The thresholds and alpha and beta errors are optimized for Layers and should not be adjusted without consultation with FANTA-2. For more information please review chapter 3 in the Layers manual, particularly page 23.

Population size:

Sample size:

Decision rule:

Upper threshold:

Maximum tolerable α error:

Actual α error:

Lower threshold:

Maximum tolerable β error:

Actual β error: