Inspection, acceptance sampling

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An inspection where the decision to accept an item (often a lot) depends on the results on the inspection.

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acceptance sampling inspection

Inspection, chain acceptance sampling
An acceptance sampling inspection where the criteria for the acceptance of the current lot depend on the sampling results of that lot and a specified number of the preceding consecutive lots.
Inspection, double acceptance sampling
An acceptance sampling inspection where the decision concerning the inspected items and/or lot, uses defined rules based on the inspection results obtained from at most two samples.
Inspection, multiple acceptance sampling
An acceptance sampling inspection where after each inspected sample a decision using defined decision rules determines to accept, reject, or take another sample from the lot.
Inspection, rectifying
The inspection of all or a portion of items in a lot previously rejected by an acceptance sampling inspection, such that all nonconforming items are removed or replaced.
Inspection, sequential acceptance sampling
An acceptance sampling inspection that after each the inspection of each item a decision to accept, reject, or continue sampling is based on the cumulative sampling evidence to date.