Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 138

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A)Thomas Bayes first employed the calculation of conditional probability in the eighteenth century.
• B)There is no formula defining Bayes' Law.
• C)We use a probability tree to conduct all necessary calculations for Bayes' Law.
• D)None of these choices.

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