For paragraph 20 (1) (q) of the Act, the following table explains the AQS thresholds for inspection lots for the purposes of Subdivision 3-C of Division 3 of Part VI of the Act:
Item |
If the inspection lot size is ... |
the sample size is ... |
and the sample correction factor of
is ... |
and the number of prepackages in a sample allowed to exceed the tolerable deficiency is ... |
1 |
At least 100 and not more than 500 prepackages |
50 packages |
0.379 |
3 |
2 |
At least 501 and not more than 3 200 prepackages |
80 packages |
0.295 |
5 |
3 |
At least 3 201 prepackages |
125 packages |
0.234 |
7 |
where:
t 1- a is the one-sided significance level of 99.5% derived from a Student's t distribution.
Note A Student's t distribution is a statistical term.
"n" is the number of packages in the sample.