Modified binary search for optimizing efficiency of data collection time

A computer program product comprising:

• a medium for embodying a computer program for input to a computer;
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• a computer program embodied in the medium for causing the computer to perform steps of:
• (a) receiving as input a distribution of values measured for a selected parameter;
• (b) selecting a probability density function representative of the distribution of values measured for the selected parameter;
• (c) defining a substantially equal probability weighted binary test interval from the probability density function for each of a selected number of test intervals over a selected test range of the selected parameter;
• (d) translating the weighted binary test intervals to obtain a highest resolution at a target point of the selected parameter;
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• (e) skewing the translated and weighted binary test intervals by a selected scaling function;
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• (f) generating as output the translated and weighted binary test intervals over the selected test range for the distribution of values measured for the selected parameter.