Practical Statistics for Particle Physicists

Authors

  • H.B Prosper Florida State University, Department of Physics, Tallahassee

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5170/CERN-2015-004.301

Keywords:

Physics, High-Energy Phsyics, School, European

Abstract

These lectures introduce the basic ideas and practices of statistical analysis for particle physicists, using a real-world example to illustrate how the abstractions on which statistics is based are translated into practical application.

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Published

2016-02-03

Issue

Vol. 4 (2015): Proceedings of the 2013 European School of High-Energy Physics

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