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+#!/usr/bin/env Rscript
+
+# load libraries ####################################################
+library(dplyr)
+
+
+# input #############################################################
+args   <- commandArgs(trailingOnly = TRUE)
+n_args <- 3
+
+if (length(args) != n_args) {
+  c(
+    "\nWrong input!\n",
+    " 1: path_hist\n",
+    " 2: file_output\n"
+  ) %>%
+  stop()
+}
+
+
+library(dplyr)
+
+standard_error <- 0.01
+minsize <- 175
+
+pixel_counts <- data.frame(
+  value = 0:2, 
+  count = c(
+    1868242749,
+    496472240,
+    502851998
+    )
+)
+
+users_accuracy <- data.frame(
+  value = 0:2, 
+  UA = c(
+    0.9,
+    0.9,
+    0.9
+  )
+) 
+
+df <- users_accuracy %>% 
+  inner_join(
+    pixel_counts,
+    by = "value"
+  )
+
+if (nrow(df) != nrow(pixel_counts)){
+  "input tables do not match\n"
+  stop()
+}
+
+df <- df %>% 
+  mutate(proportion = count / sum(count)) %>%
+  mutate(stdev = sqrt(UA*(1-UA))) %>%
+  mutate(WS = proportion * stdev)
+
+number <- (sum(df$WS)/standard_error)**2
+number
+
+df <- df %>% 
+  mutate(equal = round(number / nrow(df))) %>%
+  mutate(proportional = round(number * proportion)) %>%
+  mutate(compromise = NA)
+
+if (min(df$proportional) < minsize){
+  
+  rare <- df %>% 
+    filter(proportional < minsize) %>% 
+    mutate(compromise = minsize)
+  
+  n_rare <- sum(rare$compromise)
+  
+  big <- df %>% 
+    filter(proportional >= minsize) %>% 
+    mutate(compromise = (number-n_rare) * proportion)
+
+  if (any(big$compromise < minsize)){
+    c(
+      "compromising the sample allocation failed...\n",
+      "either decrease minsize or adjust input parameters to \n",
+      "have more samples overall."
+      )
+  }
+
+  df <- rbind(rare, big)
+
+}
+
+df %>%
+    mutate(deviation = (compromise - proportional) / proportional * 100)
+
+write.csv(df, file_output, row.names = FALSE, quote = FALSE)
+
+
+