Title :
Reverend Bayes´ useful contribution
Author_Institution :
IEEE Potentials, Piscataway, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Bayes´ theorem is derived, and the often counterintuitive results that it gives are examined. This is illustrated by an application to drug testing.<>
Keywords :
Bayes methods; decision theory; Bayes´ theorem; counterintuitive results; Drugs; Equations; Humans; Probability; Reliability theory; Switches; TV; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Potentials, IEEE
