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View SchemaHow to Claim a Discovery
| Authors | Wolfgang Rolke, Angel Lopez |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0312141 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0312141 |
Abstract
We describe a statistical hypothesis test for the presence of a signal. The test allows the researcher to fix the signal location and/or width a priori, or perform a search to find the signal region that maximizes the signal. The background rate and/or distribution can be known or might be estimated from the data. Cuts can be used to bring out the signal.
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