conditional probability

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Recent Examples of conditional probability Thus was born, in these villages, the idea of conditional probabilities and, with it, the practice of conditional love. Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 11 July 2024 The prosecutor’s fallacy emerges constantly in problems of conditional probability, leading us sirenlike towards precisely the wrong conclusions—and undetected, sends innocent people to jail. David Robert Grimes, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2023 Each term in the Drake equation sets the conditional probability of the term that comes after. Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2021 The Goldman team sees a 30% probability of entering a recession over the next year, up from 15% previously, and a 25% conditional probability of entering a recession in the second year if one is avoided in the first. Enda Curran, Fortune, 21 June 2022 To calculate the probability of the outcome resulting from any particular branch (a conditional probability), the probabilities of the sequence of events are multiplied. New York Times, 13 May 2020 Doyle believes the humpback whales have conditional probabilities in their language. Brian Resnick, Vox, 6 Dec. 2018 The conditional probability wasn’t specified in Mr. Suva’s research note. Justin Lahart, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2018
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Noun
  • The percentage of claims that are low risk seems to be growing by the day.
    Tom Cullinan, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The report also revealed that the percentage of people with income below the poverty threshold was highest among unmarried households with children.
    Therese Boudreaux | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • For a coin toss with probability of success p, the skewness and kurtosis both go to infinity when the probability of success is very low.
    Vineer Bhansali, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • All projections and probabilities are rounded to the nearest whole number.
    Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Our choice is stark but simple: proceed down a path of confrontation that will almost certainly lead to mutual harm, or to pivot towards collaboration, which offers the potential for a prosperous and stable future for all.
    Will Knight, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025
  • More news: Browns Predicted to Make Major Draft Swing by Skipping Quarterback in First Round Carter transitioned from off-ball linebacker to EDGE this season and has shown promising athleticism with potential for growth as a pass rusher.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Israel and much of the international community have been skeptical about the possibility of a multinational force in Gaza, and with good reason.
    Nir Arielli, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
  • There’s also the possibility that the Chinese government sees Musk as an operator who could help ease tensions between Beijing and Washington.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025

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