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Bayes' theorem
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Mathematical rule for inverting probabilities
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Bayes' theorem (alternatively Bayes' law or Bayes' rule, after Thomas Bayes ()) gives a mathematical rule for inverting conditional probabilities, allowing the probability of a cause to be found given its effect. For example, with Bayes' theorem, the probability that a patient has a disease given that they tested positive for that disease can be...

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