An Essay towards solving a Problem in the Doctrine of Chances
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"An Essay towards solving a Problem in the Doctrine of Chances" is the posthumously published paper by Thomas Bayes that introduced the foundational ideas of Bayesian probability theory.
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| An Essay towards solving a Problem in the Doctrine of Chances canonical | 3 |
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mathematical paper
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probability theory paper ⓘ scientific paper ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Bayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorDeathBeforePublication | Thomas Bayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedAs |
Bayes 1763 paper
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Bayes essay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | posthumously published paper by Thomas Bayes ⓘ |
| editor | Richard Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
mathematics
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probability theory ⓘ statistics ⓘ |
| hasPart |
discussion of updating probabilities with new evidence
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geometric argument involving a billiard table ⓘ mathematical derivation of Bayes theorem ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational work in Bayesian probability theory
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one of the earliest formal treatments of inverse probability ⓘ |
| includedIn | early works on the doctrine of chances ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Bayesian statistics
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modern statistical inference ⓘ philosophy of probability ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
Bayes theorem
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Bayesian inference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Bayes theorem
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Bayesian probability ⓘ conditional probability ⓘ inverse probability ⓘ |
| notableFor |
laying groundwork for Bayesian interpretation of probability
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providing a rule for revising beliefs in light of new evidence ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| posthumousAuthorAttribution | Thomas Bayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1763 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| publisher | Royal Society of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Bayesian updating
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posterior probability ⓘ prior probability ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Bayes theorem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | 18th century ⓘ |
| topic |
inductive reasoning
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probability of causes given events ⓘ |
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An Essay towards solving a Problem in the Doctrine of Chances
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