prior probability
probability distribution that would express one's uncertainty before some evidence is taken into account
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prior probability
Summary
prior probability ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (222 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- prior probability's subclass of is recorded as probability distribution[2].
- prior probability's opposite of is recorded as posterior probability[3].
- prior probability's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02dq82[4].
- prior probability's facet of is recorded as Bayesian probability[5].
- prior probability's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/a-priori-distribution[6].
- prior probability's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/prior-probability-distribution[7].
- prior probability's used by is recorded as Bayesian inference[8].
- prior probability's defining formula is recorded as P(A_i|B) = \frac{P(B | A_i) P(A_i)}{\sum_j P(B|A_j)P(A_j)}[9].
- prior probability's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[10].
- prior probability's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 177769412[11].
- prior probability's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C177769412[12].
Why It Matters
prior probability ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (222 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]