Author(s)

Kristin Duncan

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2009

Abstract

Bayes’ theorem, a rule for updating probabilities as new information is obtained, may be over two centuries old but it has been the driving force behind many of the most significant recent advances in statistics and other sciences.

Disciplines

Mathematics

Comments

Invited address given at the 2009 Undergraduate Mathematics Day.


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Mathematics Commons

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