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Table 2

Translation table between some relevant frequentist significance values and their Bayesian interpretation, adapted from Benneke & Seager (2013) and Jeffreys (1998).

Bayesian Frequentist
𝒦 log10 (𝒦) P(ℳ1|D) Ev. strength P-value “sigma”
2.5 0.40 0.714 Weak 0.05 2.0σ
2.9 0.46 0.744 Weak 0.04 2.1σ
8.0 0.90 0.889 Substantial 0.01 2.6σ
12.0 1.08 0.923 Strong 0.006 2.7σ
21.0 1.32 0.955 Strong 0.003 3.0σ
53.0 1.72 0.981 Strong 0.001 3.3σ
150.0 2.18 0.993 Decisive 0.0003 3.6σ
43000.0 3.63 0.99998 Decisive 6 × 10−7 5.0σ

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