acceptance sampling

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acceptance sampling - a statistical procedure for accepting or rejecting a batch of merchandise or documents; involves determining the maximum number of defects discovered in a sample before the entire batch is rejected

quality control - maintenance of standards of quality of manufactured goods

sample distribution, sampling, sample - items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

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In the manufacturing industries, acceptance sampling plan has been widely used for inspection purposes.

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Acceptance sampling is one of the major areas of statistical quality control which comes under statistical product control.

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He said the workshop was led by Dr Basel Shadid, who introduced problem-solving tools and basic statistical concepts, process control and process capability plans, acceptance sampling, and attribute controls.

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This number is used in acceptance sampling, an older but still common method of conducting QA.

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Supplier documentation--containing important specifications, including inspection plans, delivery windows and acceptance sampling for received items.

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Schilling (Rochester Institute of Technology) and Neubauer (Corning Incorporated) introduce some of the best known and most practical methods of statistical acceptance sampling for quality control in business and industry, while including sufficient theoretical material to allow the book to be used as a college level text for courses in acceptance sampling at the upper undergraduate level.

Acceptance sampling in quality control, 2d ed

2002, "Contribution to the study on selection of certain acceptance sampling plans", Ph.

Construction of chain sampling plan -1 indexed through convex combination of AOQL and MAAOQ

9 Proper Use of Acceptance Sampling and Statistical Process Control to Augment FM Control Programs.

Preventing foreign material contamination of foods

The acceptance sampling plan for anything being tested is given in terms of the percentage or proportion that departs from some requirement.