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Bayes' theorem
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Bayes' theorem [¦bāz ′thir·əm]
(mathematics)
A theorem stating that the probability of a hypothesis, given the original data and some new data, is proportional to the probability of the hypothesis, given the original data only, and the probability of the new data, given the original data and the hypothesis. Also known as inverse probability principle.


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Addition and multiplication rules of probability, conditional probability, Bayes Theorem, independence of events, computation of probability of events using permutations and combinations.
Polya explained that the main point of the admittedly somewhat complex Bayes theorem, which has as many as a dozen symbols, is contained in its simple corollary, "A theory is confirmed by its consequences.
 
 
 
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