What Is Aql Sampling?

Acceptable Quality Limit (AQL)
AQL (Acceptable Quality Limit) Sampling is a method widely used to define a production order sample to find whether or not the entire product order has met the client's specifications. Based on the sampling data, the customer can make an informed decision to accept or reject the lot.

What AQL means?

What Is Acceptable Quality Level (AQL)? The acceptable quality level (AQL) is a measure applied to products and defined in ISO 2859-1 as the “quality level that is the worst tolerable.” The AQL tells you how many defective components are considered acceptable during random sampling quality inspections.

How is AQL determined?

AQL is based on acceptance sampling, a statistical QC sampling method for determining whether to accept or reject a production lot based on a representative sample size. ... This is generally measured in quality defects found, or pieces found with quality defects, in the inspected sample size.

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