Bayes’ Theorem: the maths tool we probably use every day, but what is it?

Mike Lee; Benedict King

Bayes’ Theorem: the maths tool we probably use every day, but what is it?

Mike Lee, Benedict King

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Abstract

Our world view and resultant actions are often driven by a simple theorem, devised in secret more than 150 years ago by a quiet English mathematician and theologian, Thomas Bayes, and only published after his death.

Bayes’ Theorem was famously used to crack the Nazi Enigma code during World War II, and now manages uncertainty across science, technology, medicine and much more.

So how does it work?

Original language	English
Pages	1-8
Number of pages	8
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 24 Apr 2017

Keywords

Mathematics
Statistics
Decision making
Probability
Risk
Decision

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Bayes’ Theorem: the maths tool we probably use every day, but what is it?

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