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In this statement:
"[WMAP data suggest] a lower limit on reionization of z > 6.7 with 3[itex]\sigma[/itex] confidence."
What is the meaning the of the 3-sigma part in this context? See also my other thread here:
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=261118
Based on the responses there, I still don't quite understand what this sigma business is all about.
"[WMAP data suggest] a lower limit on reionization of z > 6.7 with 3[itex]\sigma[/itex] confidence."
What is the meaning the of the 3-sigma part in this context? See also my other thread here:
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=261118
Based on the responses there, I still don't quite understand what this sigma business is all about.