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[Phys-L] re Bayesian Inference in Half-Life measurement




Here is an even older old-school method of dealing with an activated copper sample: just ignore the fast decay species and accept the 10% error!

https://tu-dresden.de/ing/maschinenwesen/iet/wket/ressourcen/dateien/akr2/Lehrmaterialien/buz_e.pdf?lang=en


********************************************************************************> Paul Nord <paul.nord@valpo.edu>> To:Phys-L@Phys-L.org> Wed, Sep 22 at 10:48 PMBrian,

You'd really enjoy David MacKay's lecture 10 on Information theory.  He
really rips into physicists regarding "old school" methods.  He's a
physicist, actually.  So he should know.

Basically, the "old school" method is wrong and is not used in modern
analysis of half-life measurements.

Paul

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Here is Professor MacKay's lecture 10 to which Paul alluded.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDVE0M-xQlc