Published October 30, 2006
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Journal Article
The Significance of HEP Observations
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Porter, Frank C.
Abstract
The subject of determining the significance of observations in particle physics is discussed. Several dangers are identified, all related to the problem of knowing the sampling probability distribution. Techniques for mitigating these pitfalls are presented.
Additional Information
© 2006 World Scientific Publishing Company. I am indebted to my BaBar colleagues for several examples and stimulating discussions. This work is supported in part by DOE grant DE-FG02-92-ER40701.Additional details
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- 24022
- DOI
- 10.1142/S0217751X06034768
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- CaltechAUTHORS:20110616-082154080
- DE-FG02-92-ER40701
- Department of Energy (DOE)
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