conditional probability

noun

Statistics, Mathematics.��the probability that an event will occur under the condition that another event occurs first: equal to the probability that both will occur divided by the probability that the first will occur.

noun

statistics the probability of one event, A, occurring given that another, B, is already known to have occurred: written P ( A|B ) and equal to P ( A and B )| P ( B )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of conditional probability¹

First recorded in 1960–65

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Bayes’ theorem is a statement about conditional probability—the probability of an event given other known conditions.

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This conclusion is based on a faulty understanding of life expectancy, which is a conditional probability of surviving to a given age.

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We model each conditional probability distribution as follows:

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However, the conditional probability that the card is a face card given that it’s a king is 1, or 100 percent.

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The attraction of Bayes's theorem, as Silver presents it, is that it concerns conditional probability: the probability that a theory or hypothesis is true if some event has happened.

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