Description
This is the second PHYSTAT Informal Review event. In this new virtual format, a Tandem consisting of a physicist and a statistician will review a statistical method introduced by one of the parties or a general critical analysis topic from the Physicist's and Statistician's perspectives. The virtual events comprise: two 20+10 min. complementary presentations followed by ~30 minutes of general discussion.
Today Roger Barlow (Physicist, Huddersfield) and Alessandra Brazzale (Statistician, Padova) will review the topic of "Asymmetric Uncertainties"
Agenda:
- 3.30 pm Opening
- 3.30 pm Presentation Roger Barlow (20'+10')
- 4 pm Presentation Alessandra Brazzale (20'+10')
- 4.30 pm General Discussion and Closing (30')
Abstract:
We present a procedure for handling asymmetric errors. Many results in particle physics are presented as values with different positive and negative errors, and there is no consistent procedure for handling them. We consider the difference between errors quoted using likelihood and using pdfs, and the difference between the rms spread of a measurement and the 68% central confidence region. We provide a full analysis of the possibilities, and software tools to enable their use.
Organised by
S. Algeri, O. Behnke, L, Brenner, L. Lyons, N. Wardle
Statistics
Zoom Meeting ID
68793225561
Host
Olaf Behnke
Alternative host
Nicholas Wardle
Passcode
07630691
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