The status of the determination of $\alpha (m_Z)$ and ${\alpha }_s(m_z)$

Abstract

I will discuss the current status of the determination of $\alpha (m_Z)$ and ${\alpha }_s(m_Z)$, emphasizing the pitfalls that one must avoid in performing statistical analyses.

19 pages LATEX, 8 PS and EPS figures, uses ptptex.sty, ptpbs1.sty, ptpbs0.sty, wrapfig.sty, and epsfig.sty, Talk presented at the Yukawa International Seminar (YKIS) '95, "From the Standard Model to Grand Unified Theories", Kyoto, Japan, August 21-25, 1995

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