ASTM D6607-00
(Practice)Standard Practice for Inclusion of Precision Statement Variation in Specification Limits
Standard Practice for Inclusion of Precision Statement Variation in Specification Limits
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1.1 This practice presents a method of determining rational specification limits by inclusion of the precision of the test method used in the specification.
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Designation: D 6607 – 00
Standard Practice for
Inclusion of Precision Statement Variation in Specification
Limits
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 6607; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope standard deviation (s). In anASTM standard test, the standard
deviation of the test method can be found in the Precision and
1.1 This practice presents a method of determining rational
Bias statement for the test. The “Blue Book,” Form and Style
specification limits by inclusion of the precision of the test
for ASTM Standards, requires that all test methods include
method used in the specification.
Precision and Bias statements. Practice C 670 and Practice
2. Referenced Documents C 802 provide guidance for determination of these values.
4.2 If the precision of a test method is low and the precision
2.1 ASTM Standards:
of the test has not been properly considered in a material
C 670 Practice for Preparing PrecisionAnd Bias Statements
specification,auniformmaterialwiththerightqualitymaystill
For Test Methods For Construction Materials
be rejected most of the time because of the wide variation of
C 802 Practice For Conducting An Interlaboratory Test
thetestresults.Inordertohaverationalspecificationlimits,the
ProgramTo DetermineThe Precision OfTest Methods For
precision of the test used should be properly included in a
Construction Materials
specification.
D 2172 Test Methods for Quantitative Extraction Of Bitu-
4.3 This practice provides a guideline for proper inclusion
men From Bituminous Paving Mixtures
of precision of the test method in a rational specification.
D 2726 Test Method for Bulk Specific Gravity and Density
of Non-Absorptive Compacted Bituminous Mixtures
5. Procedure
E 177 Practice for Use Of The Terms PrecisionAnd Bias In
5.1 Determine the effective standard deviation (s )ofthe
X
ASTM Test Methods
test results due to the combined effects of materials variation
2.2 Federal Highway Administration Report:
and test variation using Eq 1:
FHWA Report HI-93–047 Materials Control and
2 2
Acceptance—Quality Assurance, Federal Highway Ad-
s 5 ~s 1s ! (1)
X M T
ministration, May 1993
3. Terminology where:
s = standard deviation of test property due to material
M
3.1 For definitions of terms used in this practice, consult
variation (see Note 1), and
Practice E 177.
s = standarddeviationoftestpropertyduetotestmethod
T
(see Note 2).
4. Significance and Use
4.1 Each test method has a limited precision. Even if a test
NOTE 1—s istheexpectedstandarddeviationofthematerialproperty
M
is performed as carefully and as correctly as possible on a when the material is produced in a properly controlled process.Astandard
deviation which is representative of the acceptable variation of the
material which is as homogeneous as can be obtained, the test
material can be used. It can be calculated from the data obtained from
will still vary from one to another. A widely used measure of
properly produced materials.
the variation of the test results from a test method is the
NOTE 2—s is the standard deviation as given in the precision
T
statement for the test method used to measure the test property.
5.2 Determine the standard deviation of the mean of the test
This guide is under the jurisdiction of Committee D04on Road and Paving
Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D04.94 on Statistical
results (s ) using Eq 2:
Procedures and Evaluation of Data.
s 5s / =n (2)
Current edition approved Dec. 10, 2000. Published April 2001. 3 3
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.02.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.03.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
where:
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n = number of tests performed.
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D 6607
5.3 For a two-ended specification (with both a minimum 5.4 For a one-ended specification (with only a maximum or
and maximum limits), the specification limits for the average minimum limit), the specification limit for the average test
value from n test ( x ) should be the following:
test value from n test ( x ) should be the following:
3$ µ – Z s ~with a minimum limit! (4)
µ – Z s # 3# µ 1 Z s (3)
a 3
a/2 3 a/2 3
or
where: 3# µ 1 Z s ~with a maximum limit! (5)
a 3
µ = target property
Z = critical number of standa
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