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physics.data-an2020★ 2 cited
What is the likelihood function, and how is it used in particle physics?
Robert D. Cousins
Likelihood functions are ubiquitous in data analyses at the LHC and elsewhere in particle physics. Partly because "probability" and "likelihood" are virtual synonyms in everyday En…
stat.OT2020★ 1 cited
Examples of statistical practice in elementary particle physics for comparison with Mayo's severity concept
Robert D. Cousins
The field of elementary particle physics (also known as high energy physics) has strong traditions in frequentist inference, heavily influenced by Fisher and by Neyman and Pearson.…