Fitting correlated data

1993/10/25 by C. Michael · 5 citations
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Hadron #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Mathematics #Particle physics #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Physics #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #Sample (material) #Statistical physics #Statistics #Thermodynamics #hep-lat

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.49.2616

published as Phys.Rev.D49:2616-2619,1994 · 10 pages, LATEX, 1 postscript figure enclosed, Liverpool LTH 321

arxiv created 1993/10/25 · openalex publication_date 1994/03/01 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

We discuss fitting correlated data, with the example of hadron mass spectroscopy in mind. The main conclusion is that the method of minimizing the correlated \ensuremathχ² is unreliable if the data sample is too small.

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