To Calculate the World's Birth Rate, Divide the Number of Births

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To calculate the world's birth rate, divide the number of births in a year by the size of the population living at the beginning of the year and multiply that figure by a standard number such as 1 000.

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Definitions:

Bayes' Law

A theorem describing the probability of an event based on prior knowledge of conditions that might be related to the event.

P(A|B)

The probability of event A occurring, given that event B has already occurred.

P(B|A)P(A)

Represents the probability of event B given event A has occurred, multiplied by the probability of event A; used in the calculation of joint probabilities.

Bayes' Law

A theorem that describes the probability of an event, based on prior knowledge of conditions that might be related to the event.