[Triumf-seminars] TRIUMF Seminar today at 14:00

Wed May 16 05:00:03 PDT 2012

Date/Time: Wed 2012-05-16 at 14:00

Location:  Auditorium          

Speaker:   Louis Lyons (Oxford University)

Title:     PARAMETER DETERMINATION BY LIKELIHOOD: DO's and DONT's

Abstract: (Outline format)

Introduction to likelihood. Error estimate.
Simple examples: (1) Peak mass and width (2) Lifetime
Binned and unbinned likelihood
Several parameters
Extended maximum likelihood.
Common misconceptions:
    Normalisation
    delta(lnL) = 1/2 rule and coverage
    Integrating the likelihood
    Unbinned L_max as goodness of fit?
    Punzi effect

Stimulants available 15 minutes before the talk.

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