Data collected in Run II of the Fermilab Tevatron are
searched for indications of new electroweak-scale physics. Rather than
focusing on particular new physics scenarios, CDF data are analyzed for
discrepancies with the standard model prediction. A model-independent
approach (VISTA) considers gross features of the data, and is sensitive to
new large cross-section physics. Further sensitivity to new physics is
provided by two additional algorithms: a Bump Hunter searches invariant
mass distributions for "bumps" that could indicate resonant production
of new particles; and the SLEUTH procedure scans for data excesses at
large summed transverse momentum. This combined global search for new
physics in 2.0 fb-1 of p anti-p collisions at s**(1/2) ñ.96 TeV reveals
no indication of physics beyond the standard model.
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