The first edition of this classic book has become the authoritative
reference for physicists desiring to master the finer points of
statistical data analysis. This second edition contains all the
important material of the first, much of it unavailable from any other
sources. In addition, many chapters have been updated with considerable
new material, especially in areas concerning the theory and practice of
confidence intervals, including the important Feldman-Cousins method.
Both frequentist and Bayesian methodologies are presented, with a strong
emphasis on techniques useful to physicists and other scientists in the
interpretation of experimental data and comparison with scientific
theories. This is a valuable textbook for advanced graduate students in
the physical sciences as well as a reference for active researchers.