Error Bars for Distributions of Numbers of Events
arXiv:1112.2593
Abstract
The common practice for displaying error bars on distributions of numbers of events is confusing and can lead to incorrect conclusions. A proposal is made for a different style of presentation that more directly indicates the level of agreement between expectations and observations.
New data presentation scheme in Fig 2 (bands offset by 1/2 a unit). Different prior for the case of limited MC events. A few typos corrected