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We perform a Bayesian analysis of current neutrino oscillation data. When estimating the oscillation parameters we find that the results generally agree with those of the χ 2 method, with some differences involving s 223 and CP-violating effects. We discuss the additional subtleties caused by the circular nature of the CP-violating phase, and how it is possible to obtain correlation coefficients with s 223 . When performing model comparison, we find that there is no significant evidence for any mass ordering, any octant of s 223 or a deviation from maximal mixing, nor the presence of CP-violation.
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Bergström, J., Gonzalez-Garcia, M.C., Maltoni, M. et al. Bayesian global analysis of neutrino oscillation data. J. High Energ. Phys. 2015, 200 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2015)200
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