... distribution Optimal Bayesian Designs 8.6.1 Numerical methods 8.6.2 DS -optimal designs ^Þ 8.6.3 Optimal designs for varðD Practical Designs 8.7.1 Reservations about the optimal designs 197 198... Kety–Schmidt Method The Statistical Model and Optimality Criteria Locally Optimal Designs 8.4.1 DS -optimal designs ^Þ 8.4.2 Designs minimising varðD Bayesian Designs and Prior Distributions 8.5.1 Bayesian... precision 4.4.4 Computational issues Deriving Optimal Designs in Practice 4.5.1 Data needed to compute optimal designs 4.5.2 Examples of optimal design 4.5.3 The optimal sampling package 4.5.4 Sensitivity