The Signal Estimator Limit Setting Method

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dc.creatorJin, S.
dc.creatorMcNamara, P.
dc.date1998-12-17
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:56:35Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:56:35Z
dc.descriptionA new method of background subtraction is presented which uses the concept of a signal estimator to construct a confidence level which is always conservative and which is never better than e^-s. The new method yields stronger exclusions than the Bayesian method with a flat prior distribution.
dc.description7 pages, 2 figures, submitted to NIM
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9812030
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9812030
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/87665
dc.subjectData Analysis, Statistics and Probability
dc.titleThe Signal Estimator Limit Setting Method
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