sigmaEvent

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Compute the probability of an N-sigma event using the error function (math.erf).

Usage:

au.sigmaEvent(sigma)

Example:

CASA <2>: au.sigmaEvent(4.5)
The odds of a 4.5 sigma event is 6.79535e-06:1 = 0.000679535%
The odds of a 4.5 sigma positive event is 3.39767e-06:1 = 0.000339767%
  Out[2]: (6.795346249477419e-06, 3.3976731247387093e-06)

-- ToddHunter - 2014-02-08

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