Workshop on Advanced Methods in Statistical Data Analysis (Karlsruhe, Oct. 12-14th 2009)

12 Oct 2009, 13:20 → 14 Oct 2009, 16:30 Europe/Berlin

University of Karlsruhe

Grégory Schott (Karlsruhe), Thomas Schoerner-Sadenius (DESY)

Informations and various material needed during the workshop are available at the following address: http://www-ekp.physik.uni-karlsruhe.de/~schott/workshop_oct2009/

document first_bulletin.pdf second_bulletin.pdf

Poster poster.pdf

Monday, 12 October

1 Registration

2 Introduction to the workshop

Speaker: Dr Grégory Schott (University of Karlsruhe)

3 Introduction (Helmholtz alliance)

Speaker: Dr Thomas Schoerner-Sadenius (DESY)

Slides karlsruhe.09.introduction.pdf

4 Lecture on MVA techniques

Speaker: Dr Andreas Hoecker (CERN)

Slides

• MVA_hoecker_karlsruheStat09.pdf
• MVA_hoecker_karlsruheStat09.ppt
• MVA_hoecker_karlsruheStat09.pptx

TMVA Users Guide with brief introductions to MVA methods TMVAUsersGuide.pdf

5 Lecture on interval estimation and limit setting (I)

Speaker: Prof. Roger Barlow (University of Manchester)

Slides Karlsruhe1.pdf Karlsruhe1.ppt

15:50 coffee break

6 Lecture on interval estimation and limit setting (II)

Speaker: Prof. Roger Barlow (University of Manchester)

Slides Karlsruhe2.pdf Karlsruhe2.ppt

7 Systematics lecture (and distribution of papers for the systematics student seminars)

Speaker: Dr Frank Ellinghaus (Universitaet Mainz)

8 Discussion of systematics student seminars (distribution of papers)

Speaker: Dr Olaf Behnke (DESY)

Slides obehnke091012.odp obehnke091012.pdf

9 Social event

Tuesday, 13 October

10 LIMIT tutorial (group 1)

Speakers: Dr Grégory Schott (University of Karlsruhe), Dr Kevin Kroeninger (University of Goettingen)

11 MVA tutorial (group 2)

Speaker: Mr Christophe Saout (CERN & Uni Karlsruhe)

Tutorial http://www-ekp.physik.uni-karlsruhe.de/~saout/mvatut/

10:30 coffee break

12 LIMIT tutorial (group 1) (continued)

13 MVA tutorial (group 2) (continued)

14 Preparation of the student group presentations on systematics techniques

Desktop room (groups 1b 2b 1c 2c 1e 2e) / Seminar room 3.1 (2a 1d) / 8.2 (1a 2d)

15:50 coffee break

15 Preparation of the student group presentations on systematics techniques (continued)

16 Lecture: Usage of statistical tools outside HEP

Speaker: Prof. Michael Feindt (University of Karlsuhe)

Slides HelmholtzAllianz.ppt

Wednesday, 14 October

17 LIMIT tutorial (group 2)

Speakers: Dr Grégory Schott (University of Karlsruhe), Dr Kevin Kroeninger (University of Goettingen)

18 MVA tutorial (group 1)

Speaker: Mr Christophe Saout (CERN & Uni Karlsruhe)

10:30 coffee break

19 LIMIT tutorial (group 2) (continued)

20 MVA tutorial (group 1) (continued)

21 Students presentations on systematics techniques (group 1)

22 Students presentations on systematics techniques (group 2)

23 Good-bye address

Speakers: Dr Gregory Schott (University of Karlsruhe), Dr Thomas Schoerner-Sadenius (DESY)