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For whatever reason, the "Six Sigma" techniques/ideas aren't using "Two Sigma" to refer to ±2σ, instead they're referring to the width of the band around the mean.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Sigma#Sigma_levels




> For whatever reason, ... they're referring to the width of the band around the mean.

That's exactly how I learnt it in secondary school, the standard deviation, what's the problem?


Yeah, and it's apparently also shifted down by 1.5 sigma.


That's apparently based on Motorola's data regarding process drift.

> Motorola has determined, through years of process and data collection, that processes vary and drift over time – what they call the Long-Term Dynamic Mean Variation. This variation typically falls between 1.4 and 1.6.

https://www.isixsigma.com/new-to-six-sigma/dmaic/15-sigma-pr...




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