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Big Data Analytics with Java
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Big Data Analytics with Java

by RAJAT MEHTA
July 2017
Beginner to intermediate
418 pages
9h 46m
English
Packt Publishing
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Bayes theorem

The Bayes theorem is based on the concept of learning from experience, that is, using a sequence of steps to come to a prediction. It is the calculation of probability based on prior knowledge of occurrences that might have led to the event. Bayes theorem is given by the following formula:

Bayes theorem

Where:

Probability Value

Description

P(A | B)

Conditional probability of event A given that event B has occurred.

P(B | A)

Conditional probability of event B given that event A has occurred.

P(A)

Individual probability of event A without regard to event B.

P(B)

Individual probability of event B without regard to event A.

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