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Bayesian inference  

Definition

  • an approach to inference based on Bayes's theorem which was initially proposed by Thomas Bayes. There are two main interpretations of the probability or likelihood of an event occurring such as a coin turning up heads. [Source: The SAGE Dictionary of Statistics; Bayesian inference]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-G7BMRN8T-T

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