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iminuit statistical fitting skill for physics data analysis with proper error handling and profile likelihood

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iminuit Statistical Fitter

Purpose

Provides expert guidance on iminuit for statistical fitting in physics, including proper error estimation and profile likelihood calculations.

Capabilities

  • MINUIT minimization algorithms
  • HESSE error matrix calculation
  • MINOS asymmetric error estimation
  • Profile likelihood computation
  • Constrained fitting
  • Simultaneous fit orchestration

Usage Guidelines

  1. Model Definition: Define cost function for minimization
  2. Minimization: Run MIGRAD for parameter estimation
  3. Error Analysis: Use HESSE and MINOS for uncertainties
  4. Profile Likelihood: Compute profile likelihood for parameters
  5. Simultaneous Fits: Combine multiple datasets in fits

Tools/Libraries

  • iminuit
  • probfit
  • zfit