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A simple explanation of Bayes’ theorem anyone can understand

Get a simple explanation of Bayes’ Theorem that anyone can understand, even with no advanced math background. This video ...
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Bayes' Theorem: What It Is, Formula, and Examples

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...
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What is Bayes's theorem, and how can it be used to assign probabilities to questions such as the existence of God? What scientific value does it have?

Chris Wiggins, an associate professor of applied mathematics at Columbia University, offers this explanation. A patient goes to see a doctor. The doctor performs a test with 99 percent ...
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Arrow's Impossibility Theorem Explained, History, and Example

Reviewed by Robert C. KellyFact checked by Yarilet PerezReviewed by Robert C. KellyFact checked by Yarilet Perez Arrow's impossibility theorem is a social-choice paradox illustrating the flaws of ...
The Conversation

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

Mike Lee receives relevant research funding from the Australian Research Council, the Australia-Pacific Science Foundation, and Flinders University. Benedict King receives funding from the Australian ...
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Central Limit Theorem (CLT) For Investors

The Central Limit Theorem is a statistical concept applied to large data distributions. It says that as you randomly sample data from a distribution, the means and standard deviations of the samples ...
The Conversation

Proving Fermat’s last theorem: 2 mathematicians explain how building bridges within the discipline helped solve a centuries-old mystery

Maxine Calle is a 2023 AAAS Mass Media Fellow at The Conversation U.S. and she receives funding from the National Science Foundation. David Bressoud does not work for, consult, own shares in or ...
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How Bell’s Theorem Proved ‘Spooky Action at a Distance’ Is Real

We take for granted that an event in one part of the world cannot instantly affect what happens far away. This principle, which physicists call locality, was long regarded as a bedrock assumption ...
Nature

Extending Noether’s theorem by quantifying the asymmetry of quantum states

Noether’s theorem is a fundamental result in physics stating that every symmetry of the dynamics implies a conservation law. It is, however, deficient in several respects: for one, it is not ...
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Understanding Arrow's Impossibility Theorem: Definition, History, and Example

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Robert Kelly is managing director of ...