Published March 22, 2002 | Version v1
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Confidence limits and their errors

Description

Confidence limits are common place in physics analysis. Great care must be taken in their calculation and use especially in cases of limited statistics. We introduce the concept of statistical errors of confidence limits and argue that not only should limits be calculated but also their errors in order to represent the results of the analysis to the fullest. We show that comparison of two different limits from two different experiments becomes easier when their errors are also quoted. Use of errors of confidence limits will lead to abatement of the debate on which method is best suited to calculate confidence limits

Availability note (English)

Available from PURL: https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/792855-RcoVtQ/native/

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
290 Kilobytes
Report number
FERMILAB-Conf--02-047-E

Conference

Title
Advanced Statistical Techniques in Particle Physics
Dates
18-22 Mar 2002
Place
Durham (United Kingdom)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
33016239
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S99: GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
DATA ANALYSIS; DATA COVARIANCES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ERRORS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; RELIABILITY; STATISTICS
Descriptors DEC
MATHEMATICS; PHYSICS

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
AC02-76CH03000
Funding organization
USDOE Office of Energy Research ER (United States)