Fermi Science Tools Cicerone—Likelihood
This section explains why a maximum likelihood techniques is usually necessary to analyze the LAT data, describes the methodology behind the maximum likelihood tools, and provides guidance into the use of these tools.
- The Data Analysis Challenge
- Likelihood Overview
- The Functional Form of the Likelihood
- XSPEC Analysis of Fermi Data
- Choosing the Data to Analyze—Regions of Interest and Source Regions
- Model Selection
- Calculating Livetime and Exposure
- Likelihood Model Fitting
- Source Detection and Localization
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