Six Sigma has a single unifying measure to reduce defects of any operation to:
A) a level of no more than 1 per million opportunities.
B) a level of no more than 7 per 25,000 opportunities.
C) a level of no more than 2 per two million opportunities.
D) a level of no more than 3.4 per million opportunities.

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The unifying measure of Six Sigma is to reduce defects to a level of no more than 3.4 per million opportunities. This is based on the concept of standard deviation and the goal of achieving 99.99966% defect-free operations. Options A, B, and C are close, but do not accurately reflect the target of Six Sigma methodology.

Six Sigma Has a Single Unifying Measure to Reduce Defects