What Does Gaussian Smearing Mean in Histograms?

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The discussion revolves around the concept of Gaussian smearing in the context of histograms. Participants seek clarification on what Gaussian smearing entails and how it can be applied in practice.

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  • Participants express confusion regarding the definition of Gaussian smearing and inquire about its implementation in coding. There are questions about the process of applying Gaussian smearing to histogram bins.

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

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