On this episode of TLC's Understanding The Odds in Life, Bayes Theorem of probability and chance is used to explain the odds of winning a game show once presented with new information.
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Understanding Shorts: Bayes' Theorem
On this episode of TLC's Understanding The Odds in Life, Bayes Theorem of probability and chance is used to explain the odds of winning a game show once presented with new information.
Added: Dec 9, 2008
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