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April 2014 NATIONAL COOPERATIVE HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM Senior Program Officer: Edward T. Harrigan Research Results Digest 388 PReCIsIon estIMAtes oF AAsHto t 201, AAsHto t 202, And AAsHto t 49 nCHRP Project 10-87, task order #2 This digest presents results of Task Order #2 of NCHRP Project 10-87, “Precision Statements for AASHTO Standard Methods of Test.” This work was conducted to update precision estimates of three test methods pertaining to asphalt binder: T 201, T 202, and T 49. Using the computed precision estimates, new precision statements for the three test methods have been prepared and are presented in this digest. The research was conducted by the AASHTO Materials Reference Laboratory. Dr. Haleh Azari was the Principal Investigator. CHAPteR 1—IntRodUCtIon The technique developed by AMRL in And ReseARCH APPRoACH NCHRP Project 9-26 is used for analyzing proficiency sample data (2). This four-step 1.1 Background statistical method removes outlying results Under NCHRP Project 10-87, the and analyzes the core data of a paired data AASHTO Materials Reference La