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Fitting Correlated Data

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2008-11-26 v1

Abstract

We discuss fitting correlated data - with the example of hadron mass spectroscopy in mind. The main conclusion is that the method of minimising correlated χ2\chi^2 is unreliable if the data sample is too small.

Cite

@article{arxiv.hep-lat/9310026,
  title  = {Fitting Correlated Data},
  author = {C. Michael},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-lat/9310026},
  year   = {2008}
}

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10 pages, LATEX, 1 postscript figure enclosed, Liverpool LTH 321