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fc_find_limit¶

gammapy.stats.fc_find_limit(x_value, x_values, y_values)[source]¶

Find the limit for a given x measurement.

See also: Feldman and Cousins Confidence Intervals

Parameters

x_valuefloat: The measured x value for which the upper limit is wanted.
x_valuesarray-like: The x coordinates of the confidence belt.
y_valuesarray-like: The y coordinates of the confidence belt.

Returns

limitfloat: The Feldman Cousins limit