Numerical Construction of Likelihood Distributions and the Propagation of Errors
High Energy Physics - Experiment
2015-06-25 v1
Abstract
The standard method for the propagation of errors, based on a Taylor series expansion, is approximate and frequently inadequate for realistic problems. A simple and generic technique is described in which the likelihood is constructed numerically, thereby greatly facilitating the propagation of errors.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-ex/9712015,
title = {Numerical Construction of Likelihood Distributions and the Propagation of Errors},
author = {J. Swain and L. Taylor},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ex/9712015},
year = {2015}
}