INCORPORATING SYSTEMATIC UNCERTAINTIES INTO AN UPPER LIMIT

被引：371

作者：

COUSINS, RD ^{[1
]}

HIGHLAND, VL ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] TEMPLE UNIV,DEPT PHYS,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19122

来源：

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT | 1992年 / 320卷 / 1-2期

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D O I：

10.1016/0168-9002(92)90794-5

中图分类号：

TH7 [仪器、仪表];

学科分类号：

0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;

摘要：

We discuss the problem of incorporating the uncertainty in the experimental sensitivity into the calculation of an upper confidence limit on a branching ratio or similar quantity. If the number of events is small or zero but without background, the correction to the usual result is given by a simple, easily applied formula. The case of an accurately known background also has a simple solution.

引用

页码：331 / 335

页数：5

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