Everything Is Predictable by Tom Chivers
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https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/57321 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Everything Is Predictable Author: Tom Chivers Narrator: Tom Chivers Format: mp3 Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins Release date: 05-07-24 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 49 ratings Genres: Mathematics Publisher's Summary: At its simplest, Bayes’s theorem describes the probability of an event, based on prior knowledge of conditions that might be related to the event. But in Everything Is Predictable, Tom Chivers lays out how it affects every aspect of our lives. He explains why highly accurate screening tests can lead to false positives and how a failure to account for it in court has put innocent people in jail. A cornerstone of rational thought, many argue that Bayes’s theorem is a description of almost everything. But who was the man who lent his name to this theorem?
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