Statistics for Nuclear and Particle Physicists
1st Edition
Published on 6. March 1986
978-1-316-09737-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book, written by a non-statistician for non-statisticians, emphasises the practical approach to those problems in statistics that arise regularly in data analysis situations in nuclear and high-energy physics experiments. Rather than concentrating on formal proofs of theorems, an abundant use of simple examples illustrates the general ideas that are presented, showing the reader how to obtain the maximum information from the data in the simplest manner. Possible difficulties with the various techniques, and pitfalls to be avoided, are also discussed. Based on a series of lectures given by the author to both students and staff at Oxford, this common-sense approach to statistics will enable nuclear physicists to understand better how to do justice to their data in both analysis and interpretation. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.
Reviews / Votes
'The book should be essential reading ... for all graduate students in the field and will be welcomed by their supervisors.' Contemporary Physics 'It should be a valuable tool in any physical scientist's armour.' The Australian PhysicistMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cambridge University Press
Target group
College/higher education
File size
18,86 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-316-09737-3 (9781316097373)
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Louis Lyons
Statistics for Nuclear and Particle Physicists
Book
04/1989
Cambridge University Press
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Louis Lyons
Statistics for Nuclear and Particle Physicists
Book
03/1986
Cambridge University Press
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Content
Preface; 1. Experimental errors; 2. Probability and statistics; 3. Distributions; 4. Parameter fitting and hypothesis testing; 5. Detailed examples of fitting procedures; 6. Monte Carlo calculations; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
