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Rishtaara
Statistics Fundamentals
Lesson 4 of 12Article18 min

Probability Foundations

P(A) is a number in [0,1] measuring long-run relative frequency (frequentist view) or coherent belief (Bayesian view). Both share the same algebra of events.

Rules of chance

P(A) is a number in [0,1] measuring long-run relative frequency (frequentist view) or coherent belief (Bayesian view). Both share the same algebra of events.

Worked Bayes sketch

Disease rate 1%, test 99% sensitive and 99% specific. P(disease|positive) is still only about 50% — base rates matter. Always write the tree or Bayes formula before trusting intuition.