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28 August 2016 to 4 September 2016
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Frequentist statistics in High Energy Physics

1 Sept 2016, 08:30
30m
Aristotelis (Makedonia Palace)

Aristotelis

Makedonia Palace

Plenary sessions Plenary

Speaker

Eilam Gross (Weizmann Institute of Science (IL))

Description

We will review the frequentist methods used in High Energy Physics for deriving limits, establishing a discovery and making a measurement in the presence of Nuisance Parameters. In particular asymptotic methods and the Look Elsewhere Effect will be reviewed.

Primary author

Eilam Gross (Weizmann Institute of Science (IL))

Presentation materials