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, 2017.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2017.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 941
• 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 needed to perform statistical analyses of experimental data, in particular in the field of high-energy physics (HEP). First, the book provides an introduction to probability theory and basic statistics, mainl...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Probability theory
• Probability Distribution Functions
• Bayesian Approach to Probability
• Random Numbers and Monte Carlo Methods
• Parameter Estimate
• Combining Measurements
• Confidence Intervals
• Convolution and Unfolding
• Hypothesis Tests
• Discoveries and Upper Limits
• Index.