[Triumf-seminars] TRIUMF Seminar today at 14:00
TRIUMF Seminars
triumf-seminars at lists.triumf.ca
Thu May 17 05:00:02 PDT 2012
Date/Time: Thu 2012-05-17 at 14:00
Location: Auditorium
Speaker: Louis Lyons (Oxford University)
Title: DISCOVERY and p-VALUES
Abstract: (Outline format)
CLAS discovery and un-discovery of penta-quarks
Distinguishing a peak from a statistical fluctuation
Goodness of fit, or hypothesis testing?
Test statistic
Why 5 sigma for discovery?
Blind analyses
What p-values are and what they are not
p-values and likelihood ratios
Combining p-values
Bayesian methods
Simultaneous optimisation for discovery and exclusion.
Incorporating systematic effects
Stimulants available 15 minutes before the talk.
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