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CMS is at 4.9 sigma. Soooooooo close.
by Maro 14y ago
CMS is at 4.9 sigma. Soooooooo close.
- ehsanu1 14y ago5 sigma is kind of arbitrary, isn't it? Just a nice "round" number. Obviously better than 4.9, but the line is fuzzy, if it even exists.
- Maro 14y agoCorrect. What really counts is independent verification, all at high sigmas: Tevatron, CMS, Atlas.
- tfm 14y agoBut then at the end he kept mis-speaking as to whether there were five Directors-General or six. Maybe they're at 5.9 sigma after all!
- duiker101 14y agocould you explain in easy terms what getting to 5 would mean? thanks
- Achshar 14y agoI am just a hobbyist, but as i understand it, 5.0 sigma is just the probability of the result being bogus. So 5 sigma is very high probability, something like one in 1.4 million. i.e. the chances of the result being wrong is one in 1.4 mil. 4.9 sigma will mean lesser probability, but i am not sure by exactly how much will that 1.4 mil number reduce.