The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy
Bayes' rule appears to be a straightforward, one-line by updating our initial beliefs with objective new information, we get a new and improved belief. To its adherents, it is an elegant statement abo…
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