arXiv:2505.07474

Statistical analysis of Bell tests via generalized measurements

Alfredo Luis

Published May 12, 2025• 0 citations

Abstract

We provide a fully statistical analysis of the results of a Bell test beyond mean values. This is possible in a practical scheme where all the observables involved in the test are simultaneously measured at the expense of unavoidably additional noise. To deal with this noise we can follow two strategies leading to the same results. These are to adapt the Bell bound to include the noise, or to remove the additional noise via suitable data inversion.

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2505.07474

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