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iminuit-statistical-fitter

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iminuit statistical fitting skill for physics data analysis with proper error handling and profile likelihood

General

What this skill does


# iminuit Statistical Fitter

## Purpose

Provides expert guidance on iminuit for statistical fitting in physics, including proper error estimation and profile likelihood calculations.

## Capabilities

- MINUIT minimization algorithms
- HESSE error matrix calculation
- MINOS asymmetric error estimation
- Profile likelihood computation
- Constrained fitting
- Simultaneous fit orchestration

## Usage Guidelines

1. **Model Definition**: Define cost function for minimization
2. **Minimization**: Run MIGRAD for parameter estimation
3. **Error Analysis**: Use HESSE and MINOS for uncertainties
4. **Profile Likelihood**: Compute profile likelihood for parameters
5. **Simultaneous Fits**: Combine multiple datasets in fits

## Tools/Libraries

- iminuit
- probfit
- zfit

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