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26 Mar Bayes and Search Theory

University of Edinburgh

What began as a study of belief has turned into a strategy for solving very complex problems.  Thomas Bayes (/ˈbeɪz/; 1701–1761) proposed a model in which adding evidence of different types, or from different sources, to a problem will change the calculated probabilities for the outcomes of the “reasoning” process. We’ve forgotten what he looked like, […]