Fitting simulated random events to experimental histograms by means of parametric models

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

Volumn 503, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 625-648

  Kortner, Oliver ^a   Zupančič, Črtomir ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chi squares; Maximum likelihood; Variances of simulated histograms

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION THEORY; CURVE FITTING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

HISTOGRAMS;

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS;

EID: 0037799443     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(03)00985-9     Document Type: Article

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