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In early 2000, workshops were held at CERN and at Fermilab to discuss the topic of confidence limits. I report on some of the key issues that were addressed at these meetings.
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Prosper, H.B. (2001). Workshop on Confidence Limits. In: Prosper, H.B., Danilov, M. (eds) Techniques and Concepts of High-Energy Physics. NATO Science Series, vol 566. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0522-7_10
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