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Formulae for Estimating Significance
This note compares several methods for estimating significance of an observation of a number of events given a predicted rate with some uncertainty. A recommendation is made for the nominal formula to use in the absence of any strong justification for choosing an alternative.
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| Lenguaje: | eng |
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| Acceso en línea: | http://cds.cern.ch/record/2736148 |
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| author | The ATLAS collaboration |
| author_facet | The ATLAS collaboration |
| author_sort | The ATLAS collaboration |
| collection | CERN |
| description | This note compares several methods for estimating significance of an observation of a number of events given a predicted rate with some uncertainty. A recommendation is made for the nominal formula to use in the absence of any strong justification for choosing an alternative. |
| id | cern-2736148 |
| institution | Organización Europea para la Investigación Nuclear |
| language | eng |
| publishDate | 2020 |
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| spelling | cern-27361482021-04-18T19:41:22Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/2736148engThe ATLAS collaborationFormulae for Estimating SignificanceParticle Physics - ExperimentThis note compares several methods for estimating significance of an observation of a number of events given a predicted rate with some uncertainty. A recommendation is made for the nominal formula to use in the absence of any strong justification for choosing an alternative.ATL-PHYS-PUB-2020-025oai:cds.cern.ch:27361482020-09-29 |
| spellingShingle | Particle Physics - Experiment The ATLAS collaboration Formulae for Estimating Significance |
| title | Formulae for Estimating Significance |
| title_full | Formulae for Estimating Significance |
| title_fullStr | Formulae for Estimating Significance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Formulae for Estimating Significance |
| title_short | Formulae for Estimating Significance |
| title_sort | formulae for estimating significance |
| topic | Particle Physics - Experiment |
| url | http://cds.cern.ch/record/2736148 |
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