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Asymptotic distribution for two-sided tests with lower and upper boundaries on the parameter of interest

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability 2012-10-26 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment

Abstract

We present the asymptotic distribution for two-sided tests based on the profile likelihood ratio with lower and upper boundaries on the parameter of interest. This situation is relevant for branching ratios and the elements of unitary matrices such as the CKM matrix.

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@article{arxiv.1210.6948,
  title  = {Asymptotic distribution for two-sided tests with lower and upper boundaries on the parameter of interest},
  author = {Glen Cowan and Kyle Cranmer and Eilam Gross and Ofer Vitells},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.6948},
  year   = {2012}
}

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5 pages, 3 figures