posterior distribution

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posterior distribution [pä¦stir·ē·ər ‚dis·trə′byü·shən]

(statistics)

A probability distribution on the values of an unknown parameter that combines prior information about the parameter contained in the observed data to give a composite picture of the final judgments about the values of the parameter.

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