Bayes' Theorem: What It Is, Formula, and Examples

Bayes' theorem is a statistical formula used to calculate conditional probability. Learn how it works, how to calculate it ...

New FDA guidance that’s a ‘huge deal’ for clinical trials

The guidance encourages the use of Bayesian statistics in drug trials. Instead of starting from scratch and only adding new ...
Opinion

How To Speed Up the Search for Cures Through a Change in Probability Theory

The post How To Speed Up the Search for Cures Through a Change in Probability Theory appeared first on Reason.com.
JSTOR Daily

Adaptation of Bayesian Data Mining Algorithms to Longitudinal Claims Data: Coxib Safety as an Example

Introduction: Bayesian data mining methods have been used to evaluate drug safety signals from adverse event reporting systems and allow for evaluation of multiple endpoints that are not prespecified.
Ars Technica

Bayes’ theorem: Its triumphs and discontents

Nate Silver, baseball statistician turned political analyst, gained a lot of attention during the 2012 United States elections when he successfully predicted the outcome of the presidential vote in ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Multinomial Naive Bayes Classification Using the scikit Library

A full-code demo from Dr. James McCaffrey of Microsoft Research shows how to predict the type of a college course by analyzing grade counts for each type of course. General naive Bayes classification ...