Dear experts,
I was trying to do a constraint fit following example from root.cern.ch/root/html/tutorial … nts.C.html
1, I tried to modify this example, attached as: rf604_constraints_test.C
I consider only adding constraint to the model, called “modelc” as in original example.
Then I try to calculate NLL using the following ways:
nll = modelc.createNLL(*d);nllc = modelc.createNLL(*d, Constrain(f));it turns out nll and nllc have the same value: 139.616
then when I try to do modelc.fitTo(*d) and modelc.fitTo(*d, Constrain(f)), fitted parameters have the same final value and error
I am wondering if these are expected features, if they are, then why it would be good to add Constrain(f) explicitly?
2, next I move on applying this technique on my analysis
Attached testMacro.C reproduces my problem:
I want to get parameters(pTMean1_lep, pTMean1_lep) which maximize likelihood using one dataset(pTRECO1_lep, pTRECO1_lep)
likelihood is created from the following model: gauss1gauss2adhoc_Function
pTMean1 and pTMean2 are parameters from gauss1 and gauss2(mean),.
ad_hocFunction is a function of mZ, mZ is a rooFormulaVar, calculated from pTMean1,pTMean2 and other constants. This ad_hocFunction is designed to be a constraint for the model.
Then I tried to calculate NLL using these two ways:
nll = model->createNLL(*pTs);nllc = model->createNLL(*pTs, Constrain(*mZ));They return different values, first is 4.32775, second is 4.23396
This seems not consistent with example from rf604*.C
Roofit complains when using first way:
“gaussShape2” is a component of the ad_hocFunction, it indeed has a small pdf (close to 0) by itself when mZ = 53.2. I am wondering why roofit does not complain using the second way.
Also when I move on with fitting(commented in the end of testMarco.C):
r = model->fitTo(*pTs, RooFit::Save(), RooFit::Minos(true), RooFit::PrintLevel(-1));r = model->fitTo(*pTs, RooFit::Save(), RooFit::Constrain(*mZ), RooFit::Minos(true), RooFit::PrintLevel(-1));The second way does a proper fit from printOut of roofit, while the first one doesn’t, it keeps complaining:
This is related to the error message when calculating NLL in previous step
I understand to add "Constrain(mZ)" is the right way to deal with constrain fit in my case. But I don’t understand what is happening behind the scene. When I checked this post: [url]Fitting using constraints it was commented that specify a constraint meaning add an extra term in NLL. Then I am not sure in attached modified rf604.C, why nll and nllc have the same initial value, and give same fitted parameters in the end.
I would really appreciate if one can point me to some hints why in testMarco.C, fitTo without specifying “Constrain(*mZ)” failed so bad.
Many thanks,
Hualin
rf604_constraints_test.C (3.35 KB)
testMacro.C (6.49 KB)