STATISTICAL DATA ANALYSIS for HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS

Professor: Alexis Pompili
(University of Bari Aldo Moro & I.N.F.N.-Bari)

Mini-course / 16-20 October 2023 / Faculty of Physics - Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility (EU funds through University of Bari Aldo Moro)

Venue: Room V29A (video-conference room)

This mini-course is an introduction to methods and techniques for data analysis in HEP.

This mini-course is addressed to Ph.D. students and Master students
and students that are doing studies or a research thesis in the HEP sector.

Local organizers: B.Pavlov & T.Trendafilov Ivanov

Suggested textbooks for the theoretical part of the course (where it is possible to find useful material to deepen subjects introduced in the course) :
- G.Cowan (edition 1998)
- L.Lista (Springer Ed., 3rd edition 2023)(available only for registered CERN users)
- W.J.Metzger (edition 2010)

Credits go to G.Cowan, F.James, L.Lista, W.Verkerke whose slides and presentations (available on the web)
have inspired me while producing the teaching material of this mini-course.

Final Agenda

- Monday 16 : 11.00 - 13.00 (slides-part-1) and 14.00 - 16.00 (slides-part-2).
- Tuesday 17 : 10.00 - 13.00 (finished slides-part-2 +) slides-exercise-1.
- Wednesday 18 : 14.00 - 18.00 slides-exercise-2, slides-part-3.
- Thursday 19 : 10.00 - 13.00 slides-exercise-3, slides-exercise-4.
- Friday 20 : 10.00 - 12.00 slides-exercise-5.

In total, the mini-course consists of 16 hours (8 hours for seminars + 8 hours for hands-on activities)

Instructions to connect to the server dedicated to the mini-course will be provided by T.Trentafilov Ivanov

Copyright: all the material of this course could be used only under permission of the author (pompili AT ba.infn.it) and with proper acknowledgment.