Clarification of the use of CHI-square and likelihood functions in fits to histograms

X. <i>On the criterion that a given system of deviations from the probable in the case of a correlated system of variables is such that it can be reasonably supposed to have arisen from random sampling</i>

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The Large-Sample Distribution of the Likelihood Ratio for Testing Composite Hypotheses

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Natural Sciences, Biostatistics, Educational Measurement +16

Statistical Methods in Experimental Physics

W.H. Simmonds · Optica Acta International Journal of Optics · 1972 · 823 citations

Natural Sciences, Physics, Experimental Design +13

Introduction to Mathematical Statistics.

Murray Hochberg, Paul G. Hoel · American Mathematical Monthly · 1974 · 763 citations

Natural Sciences, Biostatistics, Mathematics +12

Monte Carlo theory and practice

F. James · Reports on Progress in Physics · 1980 · 534 citations · Full text

Computing, High-performance Computing, Physics +12