What is 5 sigma?

Before the announce of the discover of a new boson in LHC by the two experiments ATLAS and CMS, I try to explain the concepts of sigma, $\sigma$. Today I would propose you a video from Fermilab about the statistics used in physics and in particular in the high energy field:
In alternative you can read 5 Sigma - What's that? by Evelyn Lamb.

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