Category:Definitions/Bayesian Inference

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Bayesian inference is a method of statistical inference based on Bayes' Theorem.

The unknowns to be estimated are assumed to have a prior probability distribution.

Using Bayes' Theorem, this is combined with the information from observed data expressed in terms of the likelihood of forming a posterior probability distribution for the unknowns.

As and when further data become available, the posterior distribution may be used as a prior distribution for further analysis.