Statistical Acceptance Specifications
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Most U.S. states use some form of statistical acceptance in highway construction, and specifically in pavements. A statistical acceptance specification is only one way of accepting or rejecting work; other methods such as accepting with no inspection and full inspection are also commonly used, however each method has its specific areas of applicability. Regardless of the details of accept / reject methods, they are all only designed to monitor or audit a process. They do not provide any means of process or product improvement and should not be used to achieve such goals.
Figure 1 is an example of a statistical specification.
Percent within limits and pay factor
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Pavement Interactive. (2021, July 19). Statistical acceptance specifications. HeadLight. Retrieved [the date you read it], from https://pavementinteractive.org/reference-desk/qc-qa/specifications/statistical-acceptance-specifications/
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Pavement Interactive. (2021). “Statistical Acceptance Specifications.” HeadLight, <https://pavementinteractive.org/reference-desk/qc-qa/specifications/statistical-acceptance-specifications/> ([the date you read it]).
BibTeX
@misc{pavint-statistical-acceptance-specifications,
author = {{Pavement Interactive}},
title = {Statistical Acceptance Specifications},
year = {2021},
publisher = {HeadLight},
howpublished = {\url{https://pavementinteractive.org/reference-desk/qc-qa/specifications/statistical-acceptance-specifications/}},
note = {Accessed [date]}
}