What Does Gaussian Smearing Mean in Histograms?

[eoghan]

Hi!
I was asked to smear an histogram with a gaussian smearing, but I don't understand what does it mean. Can you please explain me what is a gaussian smearing?
Thank you

 

[janhaa]

Hi!
I was asked to smear an histogram with a gaussian smearing, but I don't understand what does it mean. Can you please explain me what is a gaussian smearing?
Thank you

Gaussian smearing is an approximate step function obtained by integration of a
Gaussian-approximated delta function...

 

[eoghan]

Uhm... ok... but how can I implement it in a code? I have to multiply each bin of the histogram with this step function?

 

[Antonis Hadjipittas]

Hi!
I was asked to smear an histogram with a gaussian smearing, but I don't understand what does it mean. Can you please explain me what is a gaussian smearing?
Thank you

Did you find an answer to your question? I have the same question as well