Document Type
Working Paper
Publication Date
8-25-2020
JEL Codes
A2, C1, I10
Abstract
This paper uses pooled testing as a teaching example for undergraduate statistics, econometrics, or quantitative methods courses. It offers step-by-step instructions to create an Excel spreadsheet that uses Monte Carlo simulation to find the optimal group size for a given infection rate. A completed version of the spreadsheet, along with readings, questions, and analytical solution is available at tiny.cc/pooledtesting.
Author's RePEc Short ID
pba1125
ORCID
Humberto Barreto 
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4822-038X
Recommended Citation
Humberto Barreto, 2020. "A Covid-19 Teaching Example: Pooled Testing with Microsoft Excel," Working Papers 2020-01, DePauw University.