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NGSP criterion of 37/40 results within ±6% compared to the 2013 CAP criterion of ±6%. The lines represent the bias and CV combinations required to pass the NGSP (—) and CAP (----) criteria with 0.95 (upper, black), 0.99 (middle, dark grey) and 0.999 (lower, light grey) probabilities.