Statistics (1/2)

by James , F (CERN)

Wednesday 23 Jul 2003, 11:15 → 12:00 Europe/Zurich

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium (CERN)

Organiser(s): HR-RFA

Summary:
Physicists usually learn statistical methods as the need arises, and often don't realize that the methods they use are only approximations, until the approximations produce unexpected answers. In fact, exact methods can also produce unexpected answers, so at some point the physicist may find it useful to try to understand what it really means. These lectures will be an introduction to exact methods, namely what questions can be answered exactly. Both the classical and Bayesian approaches will be considered, since each school sheds light on the limitations of the other.

Prerequisite knowledge:
Basic physics through introductory quantum mechanics, basic mathematics through integral calculus, and some experience with data analysis.