GetStatError() in RooHistFactory

Roofit and RooStats
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I am using HistFactory in ROOT to perform a fit and I would like to obtain the per bin MC statistical errors of each sample or template after the fit.

In the RooStats::HistFactory::Sample class reference, there is the GetStatError() function that returns a StatError object, which I believe provides information about the MC statistical uncertainty.

First, do I need to do ActivateStatError() for each sample before the fit, in order for the GetStatError() to return MC statistical uncertainty correctly?

Second, if the fit varies the normalisation factors (from AddNormFactor to the sample) and shape variations (from AddHistoSys to the sample), does the MC statistical uncertainties obtained from GetStatError() reflect the changes in the normalisation factors and shape variations?

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Perhaps @jonas will know?

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Or perhaps @moneta will know? Not sure who else are RooHistFactory experts, but anyone feel free to help!

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