Statistical Methods for Data Analysis in Particle Physics

• Main Author: Lista, Luca (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 909
• Subjects: Physics.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum field theory.; Physical measurements.; Measurement.; Statistics.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.; Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.

This concise set of course-based notes provides the reader with the main concepts and tools to perform statistical analysis of experimental data, in particular in the field of high-energy physics (HEP). First, an introduction to probability theory and basic statistics is given, mainly as reminder fr...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Probability theory
• Probability Distribution Functions
• Bayesian approach to probability
• Random numbers and Monte Carlo Methods
• Parameter estimate
• Confidence intervals
• Hypothesis tests
• Upper Limits
• Bibliography.