DocumentCode :
748953
Title :
A generic toolkit for multivariate fitting designed with template metaprogramming
Author :
Fabozzi, Francesco ; Lista, Luca
Author_Institution :
INFNInst. Nazionale di Fisica Nucl.e, Univ. della Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
Volume :
52
Issue :
5
fYear :
2005
Firstpage :
1654
Lastpage :
1658
Abstract :
We present a toolkit developed to perform Unbinned Maximum Likelihood and Chi-square fits for parameters and yields estimates. The design of the toolkit is based on template metaprogramming in order to provide users with a generic interface to minimization tools. The default implementation is based on ROOT wrapper of MINUIT. Commonly used Probability Density Functions (PDFs) are provided with the toolkit and users may add custom PDFs for their own analyses. Description of fit models can be done using a package for symbolic manipulation of analytic functions.
Keywords :
mathematics computing; maximum likelihood estimation; object-oriented programming; parameter estimation; probability; software packages; statistical testing; Chi-square fits; ROOT wrapper; generic interface; generic toolkit; maximum likelihood estimation; object oriented programming; parameter estimation; probability density functions; software packages; template metaprogramming; Data analysis; Libraries; Maximum likelihood estimation; Monte Carlo methods; Packaging; Parameter estimation; Probability density function; Random number generation; Software packages; Yield estimation; Object oriented programming; parameter estimation; software packages;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9499
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2005.856753
Filename :
1546479
Link To Document :
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