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Data analysis in high energy physics [[electronic resource]] : a practical guide to statistical methods / / edited by Olaf Behnke ... [et al.]
| Data analysis in high energy physics [[electronic resource]] : a practical guide to statistical methods / / edited by Olaf Behnke ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany, : Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (441 p.) |
| Disciplina | 539.760285 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BehnkeOlaf |
| Soggetto topico | Particles (Nuclear physics) - Statistical methods |
| ISBN |
3-527-65343-0
3-527-65341-4 3-527-65344-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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; 2.5 Maximum-Likelihood Fits:Unbinned, Binned, Standard and Extended Likelihood; 2.5.1 Unbinned Maximum-Likelihood Fits; 2.5.2 Extended Maximum Likelihood; 2.5.3 Binned Maximum-Likelihood Fits; 2.5.4 Least-Squares Fit to a Histogram; 2.5.5 Special Topic: Averaging Data with Inconsistencies; 2.6 Bayesian Parameter Estimation; 2.7 Exercises; References; 3 Hypothesis Testing; 3.1 Basic Concepts; 3.1.1 Statistical Hypotheses; 3.1.2 Test Statistic; 3.1.3 Critical Region; 3.1.4 Type I and Type II Errors 3.1.5 Summary: the Testing Process3.2 Choosing the Test Statistic; 3.3 Choice of the Critical Region; 3.4 Determining Test Statistic Distributions; 3.5 p-Values; 3.5.1 Significance Levels; 3.5.2 Inclusion of Systematic Uncertainties; 3.5.3 Combining Tests; 3.5.4 Look-Elsewhere Effect; 3.6 Inversion of Hypothesis Tests; 3.7 Bayesian Approach to Hypothesis Testing; 3.8 Goodness-of-Fit Tests; 3.8.1 Pearson's 2 Test; 3.8.2 Run Test; 3.8.3 2 Test with Unbinned Measurements; 3.8.4 Test Using the Maximum-Likelihood Estimate; 3.8.5 Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test; 3.8.6 Smirnov-Cramér-von Mises Test 3.8.7 Two-Sample Tests3.9 Conclusion; 3.10 Exercises; References; 4 Interval Estimation; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Characterisation of Interval Constructions; 4.3 Frequentist Methods; 4.3.1 Neyman's Construction; 4.3.2 Test Inversion; 4.3.3 Pivoting; 4.3.4 Asymptotic Approximations; 4.3.5 Bootstrapping; 4.3.6 Nuisance Parameters; 4.4 Bayesian Methods; 4.4.1 Binomial Efficiencies; 4.4.2 Poisson Means; 4.5 Graphical Comparison of Interval Constructions; 4.6 The Role of Intervals in Search Procedures; 4.6.1 Coverage; 4.6.2 Sensitivity; 4.7 Final Remarks and Recommendations; 4.8 Exercises; References 5 Classification |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139045803321 |
| Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany, : Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Data analysis in high energy physics [[electronic resource]] : a practical guide to statistical methods / / edited by Olaf Behnke ... [et al.]
| Data analysis in high energy physics [[electronic resource]] : a practical guide to statistical methods / / edited by Olaf Behnke ... [et al.] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany, : Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (441 p.) |
| Disciplina | 539.760285 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BehnkeOlaf |
| Soggetto topico | Particles (Nuclear physics) - Statistical methods |
| ISBN |
3-527-65343-0
3-527-65341-4 3-527-65344-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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; 2.5 Maximum-Likelihood Fits:Unbinned, Binned, Standard and Extended Likelihood; 2.5.1 Unbinned Maximum-Likelihood Fits; 2.5.2 Extended Maximum Likelihood; 2.5.3 Binned Maximum-Likelihood Fits; 2.5.4 Least-Squares Fit to a Histogram; 2.5.5 Special Topic: Averaging Data with Inconsistencies; 2.6 Bayesian Parameter Estimation; 2.7 Exercises; References; 3 Hypothesis Testing; 3.1 Basic Concepts; 3.1.1 Statistical Hypotheses; 3.1.2 Test Statistic; 3.1.3 Critical Region; 3.1.4 Type I and Type II Errors 3.1.5 Summary: the Testing Process3.2 Choosing the Test Statistic; 3.3 Choice of the Critical Region; 3.4 Determining Test Statistic Distributions; 3.5 p-Values; 3.5.1 Significance Levels; 3.5.2 Inclusion of Systematic Uncertainties; 3.5.3 Combining Tests; 3.5.4 Look-Elsewhere Effect; 3.6 Inversion of Hypothesis Tests; 3.7 Bayesian Approach to Hypothesis Testing; 3.8 Goodness-of-Fit Tests; 3.8.1 Pearson's 2 Test; 3.8.2 Run Test; 3.8.3 2 Test with Unbinned Measurements; 3.8.4 Test Using the Maximum-Likelihood Estimate; 3.8.5 Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test; 3.8.6 Smirnov-Cramér-von Mises Test 3.8.7 Two-Sample Tests3.9 Conclusion; 3.10 Exercises; References; 4 Interval Estimation; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Characterisation of Interval Constructions; 4.3 Frequentist Methods; 4.3.1 Neyman's Construction; 4.3.2 Test Inversion; 4.3.3 Pivoting; 4.3.4 Asymptotic Approximations; 4.3.5 Bootstrapping; 4.3.6 Nuisance Parameters; 4.4 Bayesian Methods; 4.4.1 Binomial Efficiencies; 4.4.2 Poisson Means; 4.5 Graphical Comparison of Interval Constructions; 4.6 The Role of Intervals in Search Procedures; 4.6.1 Coverage; 4.6.2 Sensitivity; 4.7 Final Remarks and Recommendations; 4.8 Exercises; References 5 Classification |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824355203321 |
| Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany, : Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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