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Glossary: Probability for ML

Bayes' rule

Also written: Bayes rule, Bayes' theorem

A formula that turns P(evidence | cause) into P(cause | evidence): P(H | E) = P(E | H) × P(H) ÷ P(E). It tells Sam how likely a flagged order is to be fraud.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

Prior, posteriorLikelihoodConditional probability