Re: [ROOT] external error matrix

From: Rene Brun (Rene.Brun@cern.ch)
Date: Fri Aug 13 2004 - 14:18:22 MEST


Hi Ruben,

See the discussion about Minuit Errors Estimate and correlations at
http://root.cern.ch/root/htmldoc/TMinuit.html

Rene Brun

Ruben Ter-Antonyan wrote:
> 
> Hi rooters,
> 
> When you use "mnemat" to calculate the external error matrix,
> do the off-diagonal elements come out as _correlation_ coeffitients
> rather than covariance ?
> 
> I've read a MINUIT document where I saw that statement about MINOS.
> I was wondering if it general for _external_ error matrices.
> 
> Thanks a lot!
> Ruben



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