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Understanding parameter differences between analyses employing nested data subsets

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 2020-10-28 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics

Abstract

We provide an analytical argument for understanding the likely nature of parameter shifts between those coming from an analysis of a dataset and from a subset of that dataset, assuming differences are down to noise and any intrinsic variance alone. This gives us a measure against which we can interpret changes seen in parameters and make judgements about the coherency of the data and the suitability of a model in describing those data.

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@article{arxiv.1911.07754,
  title  = {Understanding parameter differences between analyses employing nested data subsets},
  author = {Steven Gratton and Anthony Challinor},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.07754},
  year   = {2020}
}

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7 pages, 3 figures