Consistent, multidimensional differential histogramming and summary statistics with YODA 2

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Main Authors: Buckley, Andy, Corpe, Louie, Filipovich, Matthew, Gutschow, Christian, Rozinsky, Nick, Thor, Simon, Yeh, Yoran, Yellen, Jamie
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Published: 2023
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author Buckley, Andy
Corpe, Louie
Filipovich, Matthew
Gutschow, Christian
Rozinsky, Nick
Thor, Simon
Yeh, Yoran
Yellen, Jamie
author_facet Buckley, Andy
Corpe, Louie
Filipovich, Matthew
Gutschow, Christian
Rozinsky, Nick
Thor, Simon
Yeh, Yoran
Yellen, Jamie
contents Histogramming is often taken for granted, but the power and compactness of partially aggregated, multidimensional summary statistics, and their fundamental connection to differential and integral calculus make them formidable statistical objects, especially when very large data volumes are involved. But expressing these concepts robustly and efficiently in high-dimensional parameter spaces and for large data samples is a highly non-trivial challenge -- doubly so if the resulting library is to remain usable by scientists as opposed to software engineers. In this paper we summarise the core principles required for consistent generalised histogramming, and use them to motivate the design principles and implementation mechanics of the re-engineered YODA histogramming library, a key component of physics data-model comparison and statistical interpretation in collider physics.
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spellingShingle Consistent, multidimensional differential histogramming and summary statistics with YODA 2
Buckley, Andy
Corpe, Louie
Filipovich, Matthew
Gutschow, Christian
Rozinsky, Nick
Thor, Simon
Yeh, Yoran
Yellen, Jamie
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Computation
Histogramming is often taken for granted, but the power and compactness of partially aggregated, multidimensional summary statistics, and their fundamental connection to differential and integral calculus make them formidable statistical objects, especially when very large data volumes are involved. But expressing these concepts robustly and efficiently in high-dimensional parameter spaces and for large data samples is a highly non-trivial challenge -- doubly so if the resulting library is to remain usable by scientists as opposed to software engineers. In this paper we summarise the core principles required for consistent generalised histogramming, and use them to motivate the design principles and implementation mechanics of the re-engineered YODA histogramming library, a key component of physics data-model comparison and statistical interpretation in collider physics.
title Consistent, multidimensional differential histogramming and summary statistics with YODA 2
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Computation
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.15070