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When to use the 594 option:

The S option should be used when both histograms are filled with statistical data, for example a momentum distribution from two successive data runs. Using the S option when comparing data to a function or known reference yields poor results because it attributes errors to both histograms. In this case, the C option should be selected.


Janne Saarela
Tue May 16 09:09:27 METDST 1995