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The '''look-elsewhere effect''' is a phenomenon in the statistical analysis of scientific experiments, where an apparently significant observation may have actually arisen by chance because of the size of the parameter space to be searched.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.101801|title=Synopsis: Controlling for the “look-elsewhere effect”|publisher=American Physical Society|date=2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.slac.stanford.edu/features/word-week-look-elsewhere-effect|title=Word of the Week: Look Elsewhere Effect|publisher=Stanford National Accelerator Laboratory|date=August 12, 2011|author=Lori Ann White}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cms.web.cern.ch/news/should-you-get-excited-your-data-let-look-elsewhere-effect-decide|title=Should you get excited by your data? Let the Look-Elsewhere Effect decide|publisher=CMS Collaboration|date=2011-08-19|author=Tommaso Dorigo}}</ref> |
The '''look-elsewhere effect''' is a phenomenon in the statistical analysis of scientific experiments, where an apparently significant observation may have actually arisen by chance because of the size of the parameter space to be searched.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.101801|title=Synopsis: Controlling for the “look-elsewhere effect”|publisher=American Physical Society|date=2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.slac.stanford.edu/features/word-week-look-elsewhere-effect|title=Word of the Week: Look Elsewhere Effect|publisher=Stanford National Accelerator Laboratory|date=August 12, 2011|author=Lori Ann White}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cms.web.cern.ch/news/should-you-get-excited-your-data-let-look-elsewhere-effect-decide|title=Should you get excited by your data? Let the Look-Elsewhere Effect decide|publisher=CMS Collaboration|date=2011-08-19|author=Tommaso Dorigo}}</ref> |
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Once its existence is acknowledged, the look-elsewhere effect can be compensated for by using standard mathematical techniques.<ref>{{cite doi|10.1140/epjc/s10052-010-1470-8}}</ref> |
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The term first came to the attention of non-specialists in relation to analysis of the search for the [[Higgs boson]] at the [[Large Hadron Collider]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tomchiversscience/100123873/an-unconfirmed-sighting-of-the-elusive-higgs-boson/|title=An unconfirmed sighting of the elusive Higgs boson|author=Tom Chivers|date=2011-12-13|publisher=Daily Telegraph}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:56, 14 December 2011
The look-elsewhere effect is a phenomenon in the statistical analysis of scientific experiments, where an apparently significant observation may have actually arisen by chance because of the size of the parameter space to be searched.[1][2][3]
Once its existence is acknowledged, the look-elsewhere effect can be compensated for by using standard mathematical techniques.[4]
The term first came to the attention of non-specialists in relation to analysis of the search for the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider.[5]
References
- ^ "Synopsis: Controlling for the "look-elsewhere effect"". American Physical Society. 2011.
- ^ Lori Ann White (August 12, 2011). "Word of the Week: Look Elsewhere Effect". Stanford National Accelerator Laboratory.
- ^ Tommaso Dorigo (2011-08-19). "Should you get excited by your data? Let the Look-Elsewhere Effect decide". CMS Collaboration.
- ^ Attention: This template ({{cite doi}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-010-1470-8, please use {{cite journal}} (if it was published in a bona fide academic journal, otherwise {{cite report}} with
|doi=10.1140/epjc/s10052-010-1470-8instead. - ^ Tom Chivers (2011-12-13). "An unconfirmed sighting of the elusive Higgs boson". Daily Telegraph.
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