Bayes Theorem
A theorem in probability theory named for Thomas Bayes (1702-1761). In epidemiology, it is used to obtain the probability of disease in a group of people with some characteristic on the basis of the overall rate of that disease and of the likelihood of that characteristic in healthy and diseased individuals. The most familiar application is in clinical decision analysis where it is used for estimating the probability of a particular diagnosis given the appearance of some symptoms or test result.
Year introduced: 1991(1975)
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Tree Number(s): E05.318.740.600.200, N05.715.360.750.625.150, N06.850.520.830.600.200
MeSH Unique ID: D001499
Entry Terms:
- Theorem, Bayes
- Bayesian Analysis
- Bayesian Approach
- Approach, Bayesian
- Approachs, Bayesian
- Bayesian Approachs
- Analysis, Bayesian
- Bayesian Forecast
- Forecast, Bayesian
- Bayesian Method
- Method, Bayesian
- Bayesian Prediction
- Prediction, Bayesian
- Bayesian Estimation
- Estimation, Bayesian
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