Statistical Significance

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Statistical Significance

When physicists make statements about whether or not a given process has been observed in the LHC data, they must back up their claim with strong statistical evidence. This is often expressed in terms of standard deviations or the p-value.

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Open Virtual Visit in English

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A special Virtual Visit offered during a temporary LHC shutdown in the summer of 2023. We'll answer questions about the shutdown and the large variety of recent results presented at the summer conferences. Oh yes. And you'll get to see our beautiful detector.