Bayesianism versus Frequentism: The return of an old controversy

Louis Lyons (Oxford) - INFN Genova, 14 April 2003

The basic differences in philosophy of the Bayesian and Frequentist approaches to statistics are discussed. Examples from real life and from Particle Physics are used to illustrate the ideas involved. The properties of the two methods are contrasted. 
The applications of these methods to the estimation of limits and of systematic errors are described.


Last update 18 May 2003 - Maria Grazia Pia