24–25 May 2022
Europe/Zurich timezone

Introduction to Particle Physics for Statisticians

This is for Statisticians who want some basic background in Particle Physics, and what the relevant statistical issues are.

1) T. R. Junk and L. Lyons, “Reproducibility and Replication of Experimental Particle Physics Results”,  Harvard Data Science Review (2020).    Section 2 is a very short introduction to Particle Physics, and the appendix is  “Glossary of Particle Physics Terminology”      https://hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/1lhu0zvn/release/3 

2) "Open statistical issues in Particle Physics" by Louis Lyons - an article written specifically for statisticians      https://projecteuclid.org/journals/annals-of-applied-statistics/volume-2/issue-3/Open-statistical-issues-in-Particle-Physics/10.1214/08-AOAS163.full