How Is the Posterior Probability of a Particular Scenario of Interest

question 6

Multiple Choice

How is the posterior probability of a particular scenario of interest calculated?

• A) Add all joint probabilities
• B) Determine the fraction of all joint probabilities that are accounted for by our scenario of interest
• C) Multiply all possible joint probabilities
• D) Add the prior probabilities
• E) Multiply the prior probabilities

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