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Acceptance Sampling Plan Designer (n, c)

Generate mathematically defensible inspection plans with complete OC, AOQ, AOQL, and ATI curves.

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What is an Operating Characteristic (OC) Curve in Acceptance Sampling?

An Operating Characteristic (OC) curve plots the probability of lot acceptance ($P_a$) against incoming defect quality ($p$). It balances Producer's Risk ($\alpha$, Type I error: rejecting good lots at AQL) and Consumer's Risk ($\beta$, Type II error: accepting bad lots at LTPD).

Acceptance Probability (Pa)73.58%Chance lot passes inspection
Average Outgoing Quality (AOQ)1.398%Outgoing defect fraction
Average Total Inspection (ATI)301Total units checked per lot
Operating Characteristic (OC) CurveSampling Plan (n=50, c=1)
1.00.50.0Defect %

Acceptance Sampling Plans & ISO 2859 / MIL-STD-105E

Acceptance sampling is the standard quality audit procedure when 100% inspection is economically impractical or destructive. A single-sampling plan is fully defined by lot size $N$, sample size $n$, and acceptance number $c$.

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