\begin{table}%t5
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\caption{\label{epidemicw2}Correction of $\log 2V_{\rm M}^{\sin i}$ to the adopted standard (ref.~23286). This
table gives the conversion coefficients and the mean error
for the 65 references requiring an additional correction.
The full table is available in the electronic version of the journal.
}
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\begin{tabular}{rrrrrr}
\hline\hline
Ref. &$a \pm \sigma_a$ & $ b \pm \sigma_b$ & $\sigma$ &$n$& $N_{\rm s}$\\
\hline
  23289&$  1.000\pm  0.000$&$ -0.007\pm  0.002$&  0.036&   390&  2439\\
  18000&$  1.054\pm  0.010$&$ -0.132\pm  0.024$&  0.024&   158&  4084\\
  23121&$  1.026\pm  0.010$&$ -0.058\pm  0.024$&  0.021&    95&  5064\\
  ...  &   ...             &   ...             &       &      &      \\
  ...  &   ...             &   ...             &       &      &      \\
  ...  &   ...             &   ...             &       &      &      \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}