.. _method-sampling-d_optimal-candidate_designs:

"""""""""""""""""
candidate_designs
"""""""""""""""""


Number of candidate sampling designs from which to select the most D-optimal


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**Specification**

- *Alias:* None

- *Arguments:* INTEGER

- *Default:* 100


**Description**


Dakota will generate ``candidate_designs`` using the specified sampling
strategy and select the one that is more determinant-optimal
(D-optimal)



**Examples**



.. code-block::

    method
      sampling
        sample_type random
        samples = 20
        d_optimal
          candidate_designs = 500




