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Positive Thinking: Conditional Probability, Bayes' Theorem, and the Base-Rate Fallacy

Positive Thinking: Conditional Probability, Bayes' Theorem, and the Base-Rate Fallacy

FromThe Math Club


Positive Thinking: Conditional Probability, Bayes' Theorem, and the Base-Rate Fallacy

FromThe Math Club

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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Jun 29, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, Noah's certain that he has a disease because he tested positive on a test that's 99% accurate.  Does that mean he almost certainly has the disease?  Pete's not so sure, and brings up a statistics concept to help shed some light on the numbers. • Our online simulator that you can play with • Submit your puzzle answer here
Released:
Jun 29, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (53)

Join hosts Peter Littig and Noah King as they discuss and explain mathematical topics with their own unique style. Full of information that will interest and entertain math lovers as well as those who maybe don’t love it quite that much… yet. Mathematical concepts, history, paradoxes, and puzzles await you, along with a generous helping of witty banter and fun. Calling all members…. The Math Club is open! Email - mathclubpodcast@gmail.com Twitter - @mathclubpodcast