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Practical Statistics for Particle Physicists (5/5)

Name: Practical Statistics for Particle Physicists (5/5)
Start: 2006-10-13T11:00:00+02:00
End: 2006-10-13T12:00:00+02:00
Location: CERN

by Lyons, L. (Oxford University, GB)

Friday 13 Oct 2006, 11:00 → 12:00 Europe/Zurich

TH Auditorium (CERN)

TH Auditorium

CERN

Description

Discovery and p-values lecture Discovery and p-values Distinguishing a peak, a goof, and a statistical fluctuation Why 5 sigma for discovery? Blind analyses What p-values are and what they are not Combining p-values Simultaneous optimisation for discovery and exclusion Incorporating systematic effects

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Practical Statistics for Particle Physicists (5/5)

by Lyons, L. (Oxford University, GB)

TH Auditorium

CERN