Difference between revisions of "Scale factor"
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| − | [[Efficiency|Efficiencies]] may be different in [[Event simulation|simulated]] and [[Recorded events|data]]. The efficiencies in simulation may be corrected to match those in data by multiplying the [[weight]] of each simulated event by a scale factor. The goal is to make simulated [[Observable|distributions]] agree better with the recorded distributions. | + | [[Efficiency|Efficiencies]] may be different in [[Event simulation|simulated]] and [[Recorded events|data]]. The efficiencies in simulation may be corrected to match those in data by multiplying the [[weight]] of each simulated event by a '''scale factor'''. The goal is to make simulated [[Observable|distributions]] agree better with the recorded distributions. |
Revision as of 21:43, 13 March 2016
Efficiencies may be different in simulated and data. The efficiencies in simulation may be corrected to match those in data by multiplying the weight of each simulated event by a scale factor. The goal is to make simulated distributions agree better with the recorded distributions.
