TF ErrAna InClassLab
Start ROOT and Draw Histogram
Step 1
In this first lab your goal will be to start root and draw a histogram.
If you are on a Windows machine start the ROOT interpreter by double clicking on the Desctop icon which looks like a tree and says ROOT underneath it. If you are on a Unix machine set the environmental variable ROOTSYS to point to the base subdirectory containing the ROOT files and start root with the command $ROOTSYS/bin/root. You can set the ROOTSYS environmental variable under the bash shell with the command
export ROOTSYS=path
where path identifies the location of the root base subdirectory. My ROOT base subdirectory is located at ~/src/ROOT/root so I would execture the following shell command
export ROOTSYS=~/src/ROOT/root
Step 2
Define a variable to contain the desired histogram
TH1F *Hist1=new TH1F("Hist1","Hist1",50,-0.5,49.5);
The above function "TH1F" has 5 parameters and is a member of the class TH1.
The first parameter "Hist1" create a name for the histogram. The second parameter gives the histogram a title. I usually set the name and title to the same variable name I use to store the histogram. This allows me to look up the variable name of the histogram when I double click on the histogram from the browser listing. The third parameter (50) is an integer which identifies the number of "bins" the histogram will use to store information. The Fourth parameter (-0.5) is a real number identifying the numerical value to be used for the lowest bin and the fifth parameter is the value for the highest bin.
Step 3
The class TH1 contains a function "Fill" which you can you to insert data into the histogram. In the above example the variable "Hist1" was defined in terms of the class TH1. To use the Fill function which is defined within the class TH1 and associated with the histogram named Hist1 you use the command
Hist1->Fill(10);
The above Fill function will increment the counter for the bin in Hist1 which is associated with the numerical value "10"
Step 4
The TH1 class also has a function to graphically display the created histogram. The function is executed with the command
Hist1->Draw();
You should now see a histogram on your computer screen if ROOT is able to create a graphics window.
Lab 2
Histogram by Hand
Our goal is to construct a Histogram by hand (without using a computer).
Step 1: Range
The first step to creating a histogram is to determine what are the min and max values
Step 2: Binning
What is binning?
The term binning is used to basically describe how must you have rounded off your data. A bin represent the distance between two interval in a histogram over which you are counting all measurements as the same value.
For example: If I have the following data
1.2, 1.6, 1.4, 1.8, 1.3
and I create a histogram from 1-2 using only one bin, then I will have 4 counts showing in my histogram between 1 and 2 units. If however, I create 2 bins between 1 and 2 then I will have 3 counts in the bin corresponding to 1-1.5 and 2 counts in the 1.5-2.0 bin.
You need to decide how to quantize the information to be presented in the histogram. One thing to consider is the systematic uncertainty of your device. If your device measures the temperature and has scale increments of 1/10 of a degree, you don't want to bin your temperature measurement using bin widths that are 1/10 or smaller.
Step 3: Filling the Histogram
The bins in a histogram are filled by rounding off the data according to the bin width. What happens if you are on the edge of a bin? Just follow the roundoff procedure in the notes.
Step 4: Labels
Properly label the abscissca and ordinate axis with names and UNITs.
Data for histogram
Create a histogram by hand using the following data.
Two dice are rolled 20 times. Create a histogram to represent the 20 trials below
| Trial | Value |
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 10 |
| 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 9 |
| 6 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 |
| 8 | 6 |
| 9 | 3 |
| 10 | 9 |
| 11 | 8 |
| 12 | 5 |
| 13 | 8 |
| 14 | 10 |
| 15 | 8 |
| 16 | 11 |
| 17 | 12 |
| 18 | 6 |
| 19 | 7 |
| 20 | 8 |
Create ROOT script to make Histogram
We are going to repeat Lab 1 but this time we will make a script to do the typing for us.
Step 1: Create Text file
Use an editor to create a text file.
In windows this could be the program "notepad" under the utilities menu (ie : Start->All Programs->Accessories->Notepad)
The important point is that you want to create and ASCII text file.
As a test, write the following in the text file
MyProgram()
{
new TBrowser();
}
Now save the file as "test.C" in the root sub directory.
In Windows the root program launches such that it is within the subdirectory "C:\root". You should save your text file under the subdirectory "Local Disk (C:) root" using the "save as" menu.
If you did things correctly you can use the command completion function on the ROOT command line to load in your program
If you type the partial name
.L te
then hit the tab key, ROOT will complete the command or offer a list of commands you can use.
root[1] .L test test/ test.C
If you are having trouble then just type the following within root
.L test.C MyProgram();
You should see the ROOT browser open in a new window.
Step 2: Create a Program to fill histogram
Now let's create a program to create and fill a histogram like we did in Lab 1.
Using Notepad, or another editor, create and ASCII file with the following contents
MyProgram()
{
TH1F *Hist1=new TH1F("Hist1","Hist1",50,-0.5,49.5);
Hist1->Fill(10);
Hist1->Draw();
}
Save the file under the name "MyProgram.C"
Now launch root and type into the interpreter window
.x MyProgram.C
alternatively you can type
.L MyProgram.C
and then
MyProgram();
The above represents two different ways to do the same thing. One advantage of the
.L MyProgram.C
sequence is that you can get your program debugged by the C interpreter before you run it. When you are creating or editing a program you can reload the program into the interpreter after saving changes to a file to see it "compiles". So if you create a program that doesn't compile as expected you debug it, save the changes, reload it into the interpreter.
Dice Histogram
Create a histogram for the dice data from step 2.1.
Day 3
Uniform Distribution
Our goal is to use ROOT to create a histogram representing a Uniform probability distribution.
ROOT has the following function defined
ROOT::Math::uniform_pdf(x,a,b,xo)
The above function returns the probability of observing the value for a uniform probability distribution spanning from to .
Udist()
{
Int_t a=0;
Int_t b=10;
TH2F *Udist=new TH2F("Udist","Udist",10,a,b,10,0,1);
Udist->SetMarkerStyle(20); // sets the marker to a solid circle
double x;
x=ROOT::Math::uniform_pdf(1,0,10,0);
Udist->Fill(1,x);
x=ROOT::Math::uniform_pdf(2,0,10,0);
Udist->Fill(2,x);
x=ROOT::Math::uniform_pdf(3,0,10,0);
Udist->Fill(3,x);
x=ROOT::Math::uniform_pdf(4,0,10,0);
Udist->Fill(4,x);
x=ROOT::Math::uniform_pdf(5,0,10,0);
Udist->Fill(5,x);
x=ROOT::Math::uniform_pdf(6,0,10,0);
Udist->Fill(6,x);
x=ROOT::Math::uniform_pdf(7,0,10,0);
Udist->Fill(7,x);
x=ROOT::Math::uniform_pdf(8,0,10,0);
Udist->Fill(8,x);
x=ROOT::Math::uniform_pdf(9,0,10,0);
Udist->Fill(9,x);
//Grades->Sumw2();
Udist->Draw("P");
}
ROOT GUI practice
During the lab the instructor will demonstrate how to make changes to Histograms using the ROOT GUI.
Histogram Font labels
Readability is a key ingredient to producing histograms that is often neglected. You will be shown how to increase font sizes and change font types to produce a more readable histogram that is of publication quality.
Histogram module
Here you will be shown how to change markers and other attributes of the histogram.
Rebinning
Changing bin sizes can allow you to change the statistical precision of a measurement at the cost of resolution.
Uniform dist Program
Now see if you can convert the program above which drew a uniform distribution histogram to a program which can do the same thing for arbitrary values of a & b.
hint:
Udist(Int_t N,Int_t a,Int_t b)
Day 4
Passing Arguments
Write a function for the ROOT interpreter which accepts three arguments, N, mean, variance. where N= number of counts
void PDF_Plot(Int_t N, double Mean, double Variance)
{
printf("PDF plotting %d event with mean %g and variance %g\n",N,Mean,Variance);
}
for loops
Now add a loop which repeats N times
void PDF_Plot(Int_t N, double Mean, double Variance)
{
printf("PDF plotting %d event with mean %g and variance %g\n",N,Mean,Variance);
for(Int_t i=0;i<N;i++)
printf("Step \t %d \n",i);
}
Binomial Distribution plot
Now we will do a weighted 1-D histogram. This type of histogram allows you to have non integer counts. This will allow us to plot functions without binning the "y" axis like we did in the previous lab.
void PDF_Plot(Int_t N, double Mean, double Variance)
{
TH1F *B30=new TH1F("B30","B30",100,0,100);
printf("PDF plotting %d event with mean %g and variance %g\n",N,Mean,Variance);
for(Int_t i=0;i<N;i++)
{
x=ROOT::Math::binomial_pdf(i,Mean,Variance);
B30->Fill(i,x);
}
B30->Draw();
}
You execute the above program using the ROOT commands
root [0] .L PDF_Plotr.C root [1] PDF_Plot(100,0.5,60)
Uniform Dist
Now can you go back to Lab_3 and plot the Uniform distribution using a 1-D histogram?
Lab 5
The goal of this lab is to overlay 2 distributions on top of each other
The functions below may be used to plot a binomial and poisson distributions
TH1F *B30=new TH1F("B30","B30",100,0,100);
TH1F *P30=new TH1F("P30","P30",100,0,100);
void Binom_Plot(Int_t k, double p, Int_t n)
{
// k= number of successful trials
//p = probability of success
//N= number of trials
// Example: the number of heads = k after flipping a coin n times, p=0.5
printf("PDF plotting %d event with prob %g and %d trials\n",k,p,n);
for(Int_t i=0;i<k;i++)
{
x=ROOT::Math::binomial_pdf(i,p,n);
B30->Fill(i,x);
//printf("Step \t %d \n",i);
}
B30->Draw();
}
void Pois_Plot(Int_t Nmin, Int_t Nmax, double Mean)
{
// N = # of events in time interval t
// mean = probability per unit interval * interval
printf("PDF plotting %d event with mean %g \n",Nmin,Mean);
// for(Int_t i=Nmin;i<Nmax;i++)
for(Int_t i=Nmin;i<Nmax;i++)
{
x=ROOT::Math::poisson_pdf(i,Mean);
P30->Fill(i,x);
// printf("Step \t %d \t %g\n",i,x);
}
P30->Draw();
}
create Binomial Distribution
Binom_Plot(100,0.166667,10)
create a Poisson Distribution
Pois_Plot(0, 100, 1.667);
overlay them
B30->Draw();
P30->Draw("same");
Your goal in this lab will be to understand all of the above and plot both distributions above using the same mean for each but a different mean than the one used above. You will also customize the plot with colors, dashed lines, and titles to more easily distinguish the two distributions.
Lab 6
The goal in this lab is to compare the Binomial, Poisson, and Gaussian distributions. Repeat step Lab 5 and include a Gaussian distribution.
The difference will be to perform the above plots with a large average from 10 -70. Try to guess a Gaussian which will overlap with the Binomial and Poisson distributions.
The function below may be useful
ROOT::Math::gaussian_pdf(x,5.477,30)
mean = 30, sigma = 5.477
Helpful ROOT commands
TH1F *Poisson=new TH1F("Poisson","Poisson",100,0,100);
Poisson->SetLineColor(3);
Poisson->SetLineWidth(3);
Poisson->SetLineStyle(4);
If you give up try the program below
void BPG_Plot(Int_t Min, Int_t Max, double p)
{
// k= number of successful trials
//p = probability of success
//N= number of trials
// Example: the number of heads = k after flipping a coin n times, p=0.5
TH1F *Binomial=new TH1F("Binomial","Binomial",100,0,100);
Binomial->GetXaxis()->SetTitle("x");
Binomial->GetXaxis()->SetTitleSize(0.06);
Binomial->GetXaxis()->CenterTitle();
Binomial->GetYaxis()->SetTitle("P(x)");
Binomial->GetYaxis()->SetTitleOffset(1.2);
Binomial->GetYaxis()->SetTitleSize(0.06);
Binomial->SetLineColor(4);
Binomial->SetLineWidth(3);
Binomial->SetLineStyle(2);
TH1F *Poisson=new TH1F("Poisson","Poisson",100,0,100);
Poisson->SetLineColor(3);
Poisson->SetLineWidth(3);
Poisson->SetLineStyle(4);
TH1F *Gauss=new TH1F("Gauss","Gauss",100,0,100);
Gauss->SetLineColor(2);
Gauss->SetLineWidth(3);
Gauss->SetLineStyle(9);
double Mean, sigma;
for(Int_t i=0;i<100;i++)
{
x=ROOT::Math::binomial_pdf(i,p,100);
Binomial->Fill(i,x);
//printf("Step \t %d \n",i);
Mean=p*(Max-Min);
x=ROOT::Math::poisson_pdf(i,Mean);
Poisson->Fill(i,x);
sigma=sqrt(Mean);
x=ROOT::Math::gaussian_pdf(i,sigma,Mean);
Gauss->Fill(i,x);
}
Binomial->Draw();
Poisson->Draw("same");
Gauss->Draw("same");
}
Lab 7
The goal in this lab is to compare the Binomial, Poisson, and Gaussian distributions by taking the difference between the two distributions.
Construct 2 graphs representing how well the Gaussian distribution approximates the Binomial and Poisson distributions at limits where such approximations are valid.
- Note
- for Binomial
- for Poisson
A function appears in lab 6 above which overlays the three distributions. Feel free to start with that function, or write your own, to plot the difference between a Binomial and gaussian distribution. Consider plotting the difference squared after you realize that the differences average out to a value close to zero.
I used the functions below to draw the difference plots and xmgrace to draw the Difference -vs- N plot.
Lab 8
The table below contains information on the measurement of the length of a block and the number of times the same value was observed.
| Lenght (cm) | # of observations |
| 18.9 | 1 |
| 19.0 | 0 |
| 19.1 | 1 |
| 19.2 | 2 |
| 19.3 | 1 |
| 19.4 | 4 |
| 19.5 | 3 |
| 19.6 | 9 |
| 19.7 | 8 |
| 19.8 | 11 |
| 19.9 | 9 |
| 20.0 | 5 |
| 20.1 | 7 |
| 20.2 | 8 |
| 20.3 | 9 |
| 20.4 | 6 |
| 20.5 | 3 |
| 20.6 | 2 |
| 20.7 | 2 |
| 20.8 | 2 |
| 20.9 | 2 |
| 21.0 | 4 |
| 21.1 | 0 |
| 21.2 | 1 |
The assumption is that the parent population is a Gaussian with a mean cm and cm.
Below is a program and a data file which you can use to create a histogram of the data in the above table.
You must save the data file as filename "length.dat" for now
1.) Run the program and create a histogram.
2.)Open the Draw Panel and choose the option "SIMPLE" Error
3.) What has ROOT used to estimate the statistical error? (, , 1/N , ...)
4.) Assuming the parent distribution has cm and cm, use the Gaussian CDF functions
- ROOT::Math::normal_cdf(19.0,0.5,20) Probability that you measure a value less than or equal to (lower tail)
or
- ROOT::Math::normal_cdf_c(21.0,0.5,20) Probability that you measure a value greater than or equal to (upper tail)
to determine the probability you should get data less than 19 cm and greater than 21 cm.
also try
ROOT::Math::normal_cdf(18.9,0.5,20)
and
ROOT::Math::normal_cdf_c(21.2,0.5,20)
5.) Now determine how many events you should see outside of 2 ( 1 ) .
Send me an e-mail describing your results for parts 3, 4 & 5 above.
If time permits:
6.) Now edit the program so a Histogram is created with the Parent Gaussian distribution having a and cm .
Lab 9
In this lab you will illustrate the following PDF distributions
One of the below
double breitwigner_pdf(double x, double gamma, double x0 = 50) double cauchy_pdf(double x, double b = 1, double x0 = 0)
All of the below
double landau_pdf(double x, double sigma, double x0 ) double gamma_pdf(double x, double alpha, double theta, double x0 = 50) double gaussian_pdf(double x, double sigma = 1, double mean = 50)
Start by overlaying them on the same graph and pointing out differences.
Compare Skewness and Kurtosis.
Create a table of Mean, Skewness, and Kurtosis for each distributions using the same x_0 such that they are similar.
Try plotting the functions below individually.
double beta_pdf (double x, double a, double b)
double exponential_pdf(double x, double lambda, double x0 = 0)
Lab 10
A metal rod is placed with its ends in two different temperature baths. One bath is at zero degree Celsius and the other at 100. The temperature along the rod is measure and given in the table below.
| Trial | Position (cm) | Temperature (Celsius) |
| 1 | 1.0 | 15.6 |
| 2 | 2.0 | 17.5 |
| 3 | 3.0 | 36.6 |
| 4 | 4.0 | 43.8 |
| 5 | 5.0 | 58.2 |
| 6 | 6.0 | 61.6 |
| 7 | 7.0 | 64.2 |
| 8 | 8.0 | 70.4 |
| 9 | 9.0 | 98.8 |
Fit the above data assuming a linear function
T = A + b X
Using the following program
Now alter the program to determine the error in the parameters
Try to produce a plot which looks better than this
Lab 11
Radiation attenuation as a function of distance from the source.
A student uses a Geiger Muller tube to measure the count rate as a function of distance. The detector is placed at several distances away from the source and the count rate is measured over several time intervals to get a measure of the uncertainty in each measurement. The table below lists the results.
| Trial | Distance (m) | Counts | Count Err [sqrt(N)] |
| 1 | 20 | 901 | 30.0 |
| 2 | 25 | 652 | 25.5 |
| 3 | 30 | 443 | 21.0 |
| 4 | 35 | 339 | 18.4 |
| 5 | 40 | 283 | 16.8 |
| 6 | 45 | 281 | 16.8 |
| 7 | 50 | 240 | 15.5 |
| 8 | 60 | 220 | 14.8 |
| 9 | 75 | 180 | 13.4 |
| 10 | 100 | 154 | 12.4 |
Perform a linear fit using the above data for the functional dependence of
Show that A = 120 7.56 and B = 30.7 1.03 Counts
Lab 12
The Correlation Coefficient is defined as
Insert the above formula into the UNWEIGHTED fit for Lab 10 and calculate R.
The probability that the data are NOT CORRELATED is given by
- Both functions within ROOT below return the same value
ROOT::Math::tgamma(Double_t x) TMath::Gamma(Double_t x)
Use the above formula to calculate the probability that the data are not correlated.
Lab 13
Matrix inversion
Run the program below to invert the matrix:
Check that you see the following output
root [0] .L InvMat.C
root [1] InvMat()
2x2 matrix is as follows
| 0 | 1 |
-------------------------------
0 | 2 -1
1 | -1 2
Determinant=3
2x2 matrix is as follows
| 0 | 1 |
-------------------------------
0 | 0.6667 0.3333
1 | 0.3333 0.6667
Now invert the following matrix.
Linear Fit to Temp -vs- Voltage data
A thermocouple is calibrated by measuring the temperature of the thermocouple as a function of the output voltage of a circuit which uses the thermocouple as a resister. The measurements are given below.
Temp Volts (C) (mV) 0. -0.849 20. -0.196 40. 0.734 60. 1.541 80. 2.456 100. 3.318
Determine the parameters and for a linear fit
ie:
using both the Method of Determinants and Linear Regression (Matrix inversion)
- Assume the uncertainty in V is 0.05 mV.
2nd order Poly Fit to Temp-vs- Voltage data
Perform a 2nd order polynomial fit (with uncertainties) the to Temp -vs- Voltage data in the previous subsection.
ie:
Lab 14
Determine the following for a nth order fit, where 2 < n < 4, to the expanded data in lab 13 given below .
Temp, Voltage (Celsius), (mV) 0. -0.849 5.0 -0.738 10. -0.537 15. -0.354 20. -0.196 25. -0.019 30. 0.262 35. 0.413 40. 0.734 45. 0.882 50. 1.258 55. 1.305 60. 1.541 65. 1.768 70. 1.935 75. 2.147 80. 2.456 85. 2.676 90. 2.994 95. 3.200 100. 3.318
P-Value
| Order | ||
| 2 | 43.47 | 19 |
| 3 | 26.56 | 18 |
| 4 | 24.91 | 17 |
F-test
| Order | N-m-1 | F | ||
| 2-3 | 43.47 | 26.56 | 19 | 7.39 |
| 3-4 | 26.56 | 24.91 | 17 | 1.06 |
root [7] ROOT::Math::fdistribution_pdf(7.39,1,19,0) (double)5.42023582574702179e-03 root [9] ROOT::Math::fdistribution_cdf_c(7.39,1,19,0) (double)1.36349514063633867e-02
- Interpretation
- The probability that the 3rd order fit is not an improvement is 0.005 (0.5%). The probability that you would get this F value or larger is 0.01 (1%) if the 3rd order fit were not an improvement to the 2nd order fit.
root [8] ROOT::Math::fdistribution_pdf(1.06,1,18,0) (double)2.21896085280694960e-01 root [10] ROOT::Math::fdistribution_cdf_c(1.06,1,18,0) (double)3.16852014851464470e-01
- Interpretation
- The probability that the 4rd order fit is not an improvement is 0.2 (20%). The probability that you would get this F value or larger is 0.2 (30%) if the 4rd order fit were not an improvement to the 3rd order fit.
Lab 15
Parameter space
For the linear fit in Lab 14, construct a 2-D contour plot representing the value of for several different values of y-intercept and slope parameters.
Lab 16
Our goal will be to adapt the C++ programs from Bevington's Chapt 8 to run within the ROOT framework and use it to fit the following data
File:Bev Chapt8 Time-vs-Counts.txt
to the function
But before we jump into fitting the above data, let's try to use the Grid search to fit the Linear data which produced the contour plot in Lab 15.
Grid Search
The following function to perform a Grid search is from Bevington
File:Bevington GridSearchFunction.C
ChiSqrdCalc
To implement the above function from Bevington you will need to calculate for a given set of parameters.
The following is one function you might consider using
Int_t NumPoints=0;
Float_t x[100],y[100],errory[100];
Double_t chiSq1,chiSq2,chiSq3;
//______________________________________________________________________________
Double_t func(float x,float y,Double_t *par)
{
// Bevington Chapt 5 Fit function
// Double_t value=( par[0]+par[1]*exp((-1.0)*x/par[3])+par[2]*exp((-1.0)*x/par[4]));
//Temp-vs-Voltage Fit function
Double_t value=( par[0]+par[1]*x);
return value;
}
//______________________________________________________________________________
Double_t CalcChiSq(Int_t &npar, Double_t *par, Int_t iflag)
{
//calculate chisquare
Double_t chisq = 0;
Double_t delta;
for (Int_t i=0;i<NumPoints; i++) {
delta = (y[i]-func(x[i],y[i],par))/errory[i];
chisq += delta*delta;
}
return(chisq);
}
In the above function the data are stored in the global arrays x[i], y[i] and errory[i]. The number of parameters is passed to the function using the variable npar and the actual parameters, stored in an array, are passed using the variable par.
The variable NumPoints is also a global variable and determines how many data points are used to calculate .
void GridTest(void )
{
const Int_t NPar=2;
Double_t Parameter[NPar],ParameterStepSize[NPar];
// Parameter[0]=-1.00503;
// Parameter[1]=0.043144;
Parameter[0]=-0.88;
Parameter[1]=0.041;
ParameterStepSize[0]=0.01;
ParameterStepSize[1]=0.001;
printf("Iinitial ChiSQR=%g\n",CalcChiSq(NPar, Parameter, 0));
GridLS(NPar, Parameter, ParameterStepSize);
}
PlotResults
void PlotResults(Int_t npar, Double_t *Params)
{
Float_t yfit[100];
if(NumPoints==0)
{
printf("Data arrays are not filled\n execute function \n\tLoadDataArrays\n");
return;
}
/*
for(Int_t i=0;i<npar;i++)
{
printf("Params[%d]=%g\n",i,Params[i]);
}
*/
TGraph *gr = new TGraphErrors(NumPoints,x,y,0,errory);
gr->SetTitle("Counts -vs- Time");
gr->GetXaxis()->SetTitle("Time (s)");
gr->GetYaxis()->SetTitle("Counts");
gr->SetMarkerColor(4);
gr->SetMarkerStyle(21);
gr->Draw("AP");
// gr->Draw();
//Fit results
for(Int_t i=0;i<NumPoints;i++)
{
// yfit[i]=func(x[i],y[i],Parameters);
yfit[i]=func(x[i],y[i],Params);
// printf("x[%d]=%g\ty[%d]=%g\tyfit=%g\n",i,x[i],i,y[i],yfit[i]);
}
TGraph *grfit = new TGraph(NumPoints,x,yfit);
grfit->Draw();
}