Definition:Bayesian Probability Model

Definition

The Bayesian probability model is a mathematical model that defines the probability of an event occurring as a degree of belief.

That is, that probability is defined as the degree of which it is rational to believe certain statements based on intuition, experience, judgment, or opinion.

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Also see

• Definition:Classical Probability Model
• Definition:Relative Frequency Model

Source of Name

This entry was named for Thomas Bayes.

Sources

• 1995: Merrilee H. Salmon: Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking $\S 6.1$
• 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Bayesian