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a priori probability

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a priori probability [¦ā prē¦ȯr·ē ‚präb·ə′bil·əd·ē]
(mathematics)


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Although confidence limits and p-values can be easily calculated from standard errors and likelihood ratio tests, they are commonly misinterpreted as reflecting a process of randomization in which there is an a priori probability distribution of results from repeated unbiased, well-controlled experiments distributed around the true parameter (Greenland 1990).
However, an a priori probability close to 0 or 1 yields a classical prediction.
 
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