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Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 887-915

Open statistical issues in particle physics

(1)  Lyons, Louis a  

a NONE

Author keywords

Blind analysis; Combining results; Goodness of fit; Hypothesis testing; Nuisance parameters; P values; Parameter determination; Particle physics; Signal background separation; Upper limits

Indexed keywords


EID: 59349101986     PISSN: 19326157     EISSN: 19417330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/08-AOAS163     Document Type: Article
Times cited : (105)

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