Results from probability theory

• Independence

  • 2 events a and b are independent if P(ab) = P(a)P(b)

• Conditional probability

  • The probability of event a given event b:
  • • P(a) is called the a priori probability
    • P(a½b) is called the a posteriori probability

• Bayes’ Theorem:

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