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Titolo |
Data analysis in high energy physics [[electronic resource]] : a practical guide to statistical methods / / edited by Olaf Behnke ... [et al.] |
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Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany, : Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, c2013 |
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ISBN |
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3-527-65343-0 |
3-527-65341-4 |
3-527-65344-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (441 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Particles (Nuclear physics) - Statistical methods |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Data Analysis in High Energy Physics; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1 Fundamental Concepts; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Probability Density Functions; 1.2.1 Expectation Values; 1.2.2 Moments; 1.2.3 Associated Functions; 1.3 Theoretical Distributions; 1.3.1 The Gaussian Distribution; 1.3.2 The Poisson Distribution; 1.3.3 The Binomial Distribution; 1.3.4 Other Distributions; 1.4 Probability; 1.4.1 Mathematical Definition of Probability; 1.4.2 Classical Definition of Probability; 1.4.3 Frequentist Definition of Probability; 1.4.4 Bayesian Definition of Probability |
1.5 Inference and Measurement1.5.1 Likelihood; 1.5.2 Frequentist Inference; 1.5.3 Bayesian Inference; 1.6 Exercises; References; 2 Parameter Estimation; 2.1 Parameter Estimation in High Energy Physics: Introductory Words; 2.2 Parameter Estimation: Definition and Properties; 2.3 The Method of Maximum Likelihood; 2.3.1 Maximum-Likelihood Solution; 2.3.2 Properties of the Maximum-Likelihood Estimator; 2.3.3 Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian Statistics; 2.3.4 Variance of the Maximum-Likelihood Estimator; 2.3.5 Minimum-Variance Bound and Experiment Design; 2.4 The Method of Least Squares |
2.4.1 Linear Least-Squares Method2.4.2 Non-linear Least-Squares Fits; |
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