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# physics analyses
 
# physics analyses
 
#* Analysis of b1pi at UConn: [http://zeus.phys.uconn.edu/~senderovich/tmp/b1pi/sigfit/plots/ First PWA fits] (Igor Senderovich)
 
#* Analysis of b1pi at UConn: [http://zeus.phys.uconn.edu/~senderovich/tmp/b1pi/sigfit/plots/ First PWA fits] (Igor Senderovich)
#* Simulations of cascade baryons (Nathan Sparks)
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#* [[ Media:CascadesSep26.pdf | Simulations of cascade baryons]] (Nathan Sparks)
  
 
== Minutes ==
 
== Minutes ==
  
== References ==
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# Maximum Likelihood Fitting.
 
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## A short note by Curtis A. Meyer on maximum [https://halldweb.jlab.org/doc-private/DocDB/ShowDocument?docid=666 Likelihood Fitting].
* [http://zeus.phys.uconn.edu/halld/polarimetry/precision/ Record of a past discussion of precision requirements for polarimetry in Hall D]
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#* M. Williams, <i>How good are your fits? Unbinned multivariate goodness-of-fit tests in high energy physics</i>, JINST <b>5</b> P09004 (2010). Link to the [http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-0221/5/09/P09004 JINST] server, also a link to the [http://arxiv.org/abs/1006.3019 arXiv] server for this article.
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#* Note by R. Jones -- for an illustration of the failure of using the maximum likelihood value, and its agreement with the values from MC samples of similar size, as a criterion for goodness of fit, see Appendix A in the above paper.  This simple example was an eye-opener for me!
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# Photon polarization in PWA
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#* [http://zeus.phys.uconn.edu/halld/polarimetry/precision/ Record of a past discussion of precision requirements for polarimetry in Hall D]

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Agenda

  1. addressing reconstruction issues...
  2. physics analyses

Minutes

  1. Maximum Likelihood Fitting.
    1. A short note by Curtis A. Meyer on maximum Likelihood Fitting.
    • M. Williams, How good are your fits? Unbinned multivariate goodness-of-fit tests in high energy physics, JINST 5 P09004 (2010). Link to the JINST server, also a link to the arXiv server for this article.
    • Note by R. Jones -- for an illustration of the failure of using the maximum likelihood value, and its agreement with the values from MC samples of similar size, as a criterion for goodness of fit, see Appendix A in the above paper. This simple example was an eye-opener for me!
  2. Photon polarization in PWA