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The IQF Six Sigma Study Guide and Exam
The IQF Study Guide CD contains software which follows
the exact format of the IQF Six Sigma Exam, so it is indispensable
for studying to pass the exam! The Study Guide also includes a
help system that provides explanations of the various concepts
that are being tested, with interactive examples.
The cost of The IQF Six Sigma Study Guide is $99, plus shipping
and handling.
Exam
The IQF Six Sigma Exam is CD-based, which offers two advantages: the exam may be taken at your
leisure (rather than at pre-determined times and locations),
and it encourages the use of analytical software in developing your response. In this way,
the testing is a bit more realistic than multiple choice exams. Participants, and their Sponsoring Organizations,
generally appreciate the added challenge of the real-world problem solving exercises.
The exam may also be site-licensed by companies for their continued use.
Exam scores are retrieved via the internet using files containing
your responses, stored on your computer. To retrieve the exam
results, you must first join the IQF. There is no cost for membership.
Go to www.iqfnet.org and
click the 'Join IQF button' to join. Provide this IQF member
number to Quality America to receive a password for retrieving
your Exam results.
The cost of the Exam is $199.
Exam retakes are available for $120. Multiple user pricing
and site licenses are also available.
Exam Format
The exam consists of 2 sections; a Fundamentals section
and an Applications section. The examinee is given
4 hours to complete each section of the exam. The Fundamentals
section is design to test the examinee's understanding of basic
statistical methods. The Fundamentals section consists
of the following types of questions.
| Question Type |
Number of Questions |
| Six Sigma Process |
5 |
| Discrete Distributions |
3 |
| Continuous Distributions |
3 |
| Statistical Inference |
3 |
| Measurement Assurance |
3 |
| SPC |
3 |
| Process Capability |
3 |
| Regression |
3 |
| One-Way ANOVA |
2 |
| Multi-Factor ANOVA |
2 |
The Applications section of the exam is designed to
test the examinee's business methods and problem solving capability.
The problems in the Applications section are more involved
and may take up to an hour to complete. Because the questions
in the Applications section vary in the level of difficulty,
the questions are weighted when the exam in scored. The
Applications section consists of the following types
of questions.
Question Type |
Number of
Questions |
Question
Weighting |
| Process Cost Optimization |
1 |
5 |
| Process Target Optimization |
1 |
10 |
| Process Variance Optimization |
0 |
10 |
| Project Value |
3 |
1 |
| Project Management |
1 |
4 |
About the IQF
The IQF is an all-volunteer organization of quality practitioners and
subject matter experts that saw the need for standardization in the Six
Sigma field. They have administered several hundred exams thus far, 80-
90% employer monitored and endorsed. Employers using the exam include
Boeing, Visteon, and others. More information about the IQF and its certification process is available at
www.iqfnet.org.
IQF Six Sigma Study Guide:
Format: CD
Item #: QAB710
Price: $99.00
IQF Six Sigma Exam
Format: CD
Item #: QAB711
Price: $199.00
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