https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2012-12024-0
Regular Article
Error bars for distributions of numbers of events
1
Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
2
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
* e-mail: caldwell@mpp.mpg.de
Received:
23
December
2011
Revised:
26
January
2012
Accepted:
27
January
2012
Published online:
23
February
2012
The common practice for displaying error bars on distributions of numbers of events is confusing and can lead to incorrect conclusions. A proposal is made for a different style of presentation that more directly indicates the level of agreement between expectations and observations.
© Società Italiana di Fisica and Springer, 2012
