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9.2 Bias—The procedure in this test method has no bias 10. Keywords
because the scratch intensity is defined only in terms of the test 10.1 glass scratches; scratches; windscreen quality; wind-
method. screen scratches
APPENDIX
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X1.1 A study was performed to determine equivalent plastic adjuncts three times. The 96 trials for each observer
relationships between glass and plastic scratch adjuncts. This were randomized with the constraint that there be at least five
empirically derived relationship can be used if needed when: trails between replications of the same scratch and either glass
(1) only glass adjuncts are available to judge the intensity of or plastic adjunct.
scratches in plastic, (2) only plastic adjuncts are available to
judge the intensity of scratches in glass, or (3) it is desirable to X1.3 Fig. X1.1 contains the estimated relationship between
convert between the glass and plastic scales. the glass (G) and plastic (P) scratch ratings and between the
plastic and glass ratings. Fig. X1.2 shows the number of trials
X1.2 Five trained observers rated eight glass and eight for each observer and scratch having a particular scratch rating
plastic scratches. Each scratch was rated using both glass and when compared with either glass or plastic adjunct.
NOTE—The 3 means near (P = 11, G = 3) and the 2 means near (P = 15, G = 8) were not used since they contained multiple trials where the glass rating
was either 3– or 8+.
FIG. X1.1 Non-Linear Regression Fit of Mean Scratch Ratings (N = 15)
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FIG. X1.2 Number of Trials for Each Observer and Scratch (N = 3) Having a Particular Scratch Rating
when Compared with Either Glass or Plastic Adjunct
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