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    1) Short-term data from a process only contains common cause variation, while long-term data contains both common cause and special cause variation. 2) Because short-term data lacks special cause variation, it typically shows higher process capability than long-term data. 3) A 1.5 sigma shift is used to account for the difference in process capability between short-term and long-term data, as short-term data does not include the impact of special cause variation. However, the exact reason for using 1.5 sigma is not well-justified.

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    1) Short-term data from a process only contains common cause variation, while long-term data contains both common cause and special cause variation. 2) Because short-term data lacks special cause variation, it typically shows higher process capability than long-term data. 3) A 1.5 sigma shift is used to account for the difference in process capability between short-term and long-term data, as short-term data does not include the impact of special cause variation. However, the exact reason for using 1.5 sigma is not well-justified.

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    1) Short-term data from a process only contains common cause variation, while long-term data contains both common cause and special cause variation. 2) Because short-term data lacks special cause variation, it typically shows higher process capability than long-term data. 3) A 1.5 sigma shift is used to account for the difference in process capability between short-term and long-term data, as short-term data does not include the impact of special cause variation. However, the exact reason for using 1.5 sigma is not well-justified.

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    Why do we shift 1.5 sigma?

    After a process has been improved using the Six Sigma DMAIC methodology, we calculate the process standard deviation and sigma value. These are considered to be short-term values because the data only contains common cause variation .Long-term data, on the other hand, contains common cause variation and special (or assignable) cause variation. Because short-term data does not contain this special cause variation, it will typically be of a higher process capability than the long-term data. This difference is the 1.5 sigma shift

    Short Term Long Term Sigma DPMO Sigma DPMO 6 0.00125 4.5 3.4 3 2700 1.5 66800 2 22800 0.5 309000

    What is the reason for 1.5 sigma only? Or why do we take 1.5 only? According to published six-sigma literature, this shift should range from 1.4 to 1.6 , with 1.5 recommended for most processes. When asked the reason for such an adjustment, six-sigma advocates claim it is necessary, but offer only personal experiences and three dated empirical studies2, 3, 4 as justification (two of these studies are 25 years old, the third is 50).

    Aditya Malhotra

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