Quasi-Model-Independent Search for New Physics at CDF

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 considers the gross features of the data, and is sensitive to new large cross section 
physics. A quasi-model-independent approach emphasizes the high-$p_T$ tails, and is particularly 
sensitive to new electroweak scale physics. The first results from this global search for new 
physics in 1 fb$^{-1}$ of $p\bar{p}$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=1.96$ TeV are presented.