Blurb::
Number of candidate sampling designs from which to select the most D-optimal
Description::
Dakota will generate ``candidate_designs`` using the specified sampling
strategy and select the one that is more determinant-optimal
(D-optimal)
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Examples::

.. code-block::

    method
      sampling
        sample_type random
        samples = 20
        d_optimal
          candidate_designs = 500


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