Optimally combined confidence limits

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 411, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 449-466

  Janot, P ^a   Le Diberder, F ^b  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

HIGGS BOSON; OPTIMALLY COMBINED CONFIDENCE LIMITS;

ELEMENTARY PARTICLES;

EID: 0032119827     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(98)00293-9     Document Type: Article

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