Bayes' theorem
a formula for updating probabilities based on new evidence
Bayes' theorem in a sentence
“Bayes' theorem helps doctors interpret diagnostic test results.”
Origin of Bayes' theorem
Named after Thomas Bayes, English statistician (1701-1761)
Related Words
probability
a measure of the likelihood that an event will occur
stochastic
randomly determined; having a random probability distribution
random variable
a variable whose value is determined by chance
expected value
the long-run average value of a random variable
variance
a measure of how spread out a distribution is
standard deviation
the square root of variance; a measure of dispersion