Higgs Discovery Project

This repository contains the complete solution for the Final Project: Discovery of the Higgs boson in the H->ZZ->4l channel.

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following Python packages installed:

pip install numpy pandas matplotlib scikit-learn

Directory Structure

Ensure your directory looks like this:

FinalProject/
├── FinalProject_Complete.py  # The code provided
├── data/
│   ├── clean_data_2011.csv
│   └── clean_data_2012.csv
├── MC/
│   ├── higgs2011.csv
│   ├── zzto4mu2011.csv
│   └── ... (all other MC files)
└── plots/ (Created automatically)

How to Run

Simply execute the script:

python FinalProject_Complete.py

Output

1. Terminal: The script will print the exact numbers needed for your report (Significance, Event Counts, etc.).
2. Plots: Check the plots/ folder for:
   • step3_mass_no_cuts.png
   • step4_Z_masses.png
   • step5_mass_final_cuts.png
   • step6_mass_ml_cuts.png

How to Finish the Report

1. Open FinalReport.md.
2. Run the code.
3. Look for lines like MC Significance: ... in the terminal output.
4. Replace the [INSERT NUMBER HERE] placeholders in the report with these numbers.
5. Insert the generated images into the document (if using Word/LaTeX).