# Statistical Methods for Particle Physics (2/4)

- Institution: CERN
- Department: Academic Training Lecture Regular Programme,2011-2012
- Speaker: Glen Cowan
- Year: 2012
- Level: Graduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Physics
- Source: [CERN](https://videos.cern.ch/record/3018638)
- Licence: [CERN](http://copyright.web.cern.ch)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The series of four lectures will introduce some of the important statistical methods used in Particle Physics, and should be particularly relevant to those involved in the analysis of LHC data. The lectures will include an introduction to statistical tests, parameter estimation, and the application of these tools to searches for new phenomena. Both frequentist and Bayesian methods will be described, with particular emphasis on treatment of systematic uncertainties. The lectures will also cover unfolding, that is, estimation of a distribution in binned form where the variable in question is subject to measurement errors..

0:00:00 Slide 1

0:00:33 Slide 2

0:01:21 Slide 3

0:03:04 Slide 4

0:05:10 Slide 5

0:07:22 Slide 6

0:08:40 Slide 7

0:10:38 Slide 8

0:11:43 Slide 9

0:13:40 Slide 10

0:14:42 Slide 11

0:16:20 Slide 12

0:18:01 Slide 13

0:18:06 Slide 14

0:18:21 Slide 15

0:21:45 Slide 16

0:24:11 Slide 17

0:27:25 Slide 18

0:29:38 Slide 19

0:33:11 Slide 20

0:35:21 Slide 21

0:36:18 Slide 22

0:37:31 Slide 23

0:39:45 Slide 24

0:40:59 Slide 25

0:42:37 Slide 26

0:43:51 Slide 27

0:45:51 Slide 28

0:46:19 Slide 29

0:47:13 Slide 30

0:47:26 Slide 31

0:48:39 Slide 32

0:48:56 Slide 33

0:50:32 Slide 34

0:51:06 Slide 35

0:52:48 Slide 36

0:53:18 Slide 37

0:55:22 Slide 38

0:55:29 Slide 39

0:55:36 Slide 40

0:58:19 Slide 41

0:58:46 Slide 42

0:58:56 Slide 43

0:59:46 Slide 44

1:00:44 Slide 45

1:01:35 Slide 46

1:02:42 Slide 47

1:03:27 Slide 48

1:03:42 Slide 49

1:03:57 Slide 50

1:04:22 Slide 51

1:04:26 Slide 52

1:04:34 Slide 53

1:05:07 Slide 54

1:11:37 Slide 55

1:12:20 Slide 56

1:13:25 Slide 57

1:14:20 Slide 58

## Lectures

1. [Statistical Methods for Particle Physics (2/4)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/cern/3018638/4b1afe1e5fc9), 1 h 15 min (CERN's player)