Statistical challenges in the search for dark matter

Sara Algeri, Melissa Van Beekveld, Nassim Bozorgnia, Alyson Brooks, J. Alberto Casas, Jessi Cisewski-Kehe, Francis-Yan Cyr-Racine, Thomas D.P. Edwards, Fabio Iocco, Bradley J. Kavanagh, et al.  2018  arXiv 1807.09273 

The search for the particle nature of dark matter has given rise to a number of experimental, theoretical and statistical challenges. Here, we report on a number of these statistical challenges and new techniques to address them, as discussed in the DMStat workshop held Feb 26 - Mar 3 2018 at the Banff International Research Station for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery (BIRS) in Banff, Alberta.