Bayes' theorem

Bayes' theorem [beɪz]

(Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) Statistics the fundamental result which expresses the conditional probability P(E/A) of an event E given an event A as P(A/E).P(E)/P(A); more generally, where E_n is one of a set of values E_i which partition the sample space, P(E_n/A) = P(A/E_n)P(E_n)/Σ P(A/E_i)P(E_i). This enables prior estimates of probability to be continually revised in the light of observations

[named after Thomas Bayes (1702-61), English mathematician and Presbyterian minister]

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Bayes' theorem - (statistics) a theorem describing how the conditional probability of a set of possible causes for a given observed event can be computed from knowledge of the probability of each cause and the conditional probability of the outcome of each cause

theorem - an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth

statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters

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Norwegian professor Floyd Rudmin, using a mathematical construct to determine probability called Bayes' Theorem, concluded: The probability that people are terrorists given that NSA's system of surveillance identifies them as terrorists is only p=0.

Who's listening in on you? Will the Protect America Act provide the ... by Alston, Wilton D. / The New American

Bayes' Theorem and the Epistemic Status of Competing Propositions Bayes' groundbreaking work was couched in an extraordinarily subtle presentation.

Probability, decision theory, and a curricular approach to developing ... by Wagner, Paul A. / Journal of Thought

Bayesian classifiers assume that the distribution of inputs within the target group is known exactly and that the prior probabilities of the classes are known, so posterior probabilities can be computed by a simple application of the Bayes' theorem (Ripley 1996).

The contribution of egg-bearing female American lobster (Homarus ... by Keser, Milan / Journal of Shellfish Research

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