You're right, of course - while not a particle physicist, I know about the sigma...

vanderZwan on Dec 10, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: LIGO black hole echoes hint at general-relativity ...

You're right, of course - while not a particle physicist, I know about the sigma standards, and mistakenly assumed others would see the "2.9 sigma" and immediately knew what that implied.

pushtheenvelope on Dec 10, 2016 [–]

it wasn't obvious to this layman. thanks for clarifying.