Week 3 Flashcards
1
Q
What is the prior in Bayes’ theorem?
A
p(w), not conditioned on the data.
2
Q
What is the posterior in Bayes’ theorem?
A
p(w|t), conditioned on the data.
3
Q
What is the likelihood in Bayes’ theorem?
A
p(t|w)
4
Q
What does the weird alpha sign mean in an equation?
A
‘proportional to’
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