Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of CardFileExamples

Timestamp:

Jun 13, 2017, 12:54:22 PM (7 years ago)

Author:

Patrick Stowell

Comment:

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CardFileExamples

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 Data comparison samples are specified by including the 'sample structure, listing the name of the sample and the input. These structures are read by '''nuiscomp''', '''nuismin''', and '''nuissyst'''
 {{{
-sample   NAME   TYPE:/path/to/FILE   [OPTION]   [NORM]
+sample   NAME   TYPE:/path/to/FILE   [OPTION]   [NORMVALUE]
 }}}
 - **NAME** : Name string of the sample of interest specified in src/FCN/SampleList.cxx. 
 - **TYPE** : Generator Input Type string telling NUISANCE what the file type is (e.g. GENIE)
 - **OPTION** : (Option Argument) Specifying extra sample options that change the way the sample behaves at run time (e.g. SHAPE). If none given, this is left as DEFAULT.
-- **NORM** : Starting sample normalisation value used to shift total MC normalisation. If none given this is left at the value 1.0.
+- **NORMVALUE** : Starting sample normalisation value used to shift total MC normalisation. If none given this is left at the value 1.0.
+
+Multiple sample structures can be given in the NUISANCE card file to include many data comparisons at once.
 
 {{{
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-Multiple parameter structures can be listed in the nuisance card file to make comparisons with many model parmaeters changed at once.
+Multiple parameter structures can be listed in the nuisance card file to make comparisons with many model parameters changed at once.
 
 
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 }}}
 
-**Example 2** : Shift both 'MaCCQE' and 'MaCCRES' in NEUT by 1 sigma
+**Example 3** : Shift both 'MaCCQE' and 'MaCCRES' in NEUT by 1 sigma
 {{{
 neut_parameter MaCCQE  -1.0  FIX
 neut_parameter MaCCRES +1.0  FIX
 }}}
+
+**Example 4** : Change MiniBooNE sample normalisation (alternative to using sample NORMVALUE option)
+{{{
+norm_parameter MiniBooNE_CCQE_XSec_1DQ2_nu_norm  0.9  FIX
+sample MiniBooNE_CCQE_XSec_1DQ2_nu  NEUT;/path/to/neutinput.root
+}}}
+
+
 
 === Free Parameter Structure ===