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  2. Probability theory - Wikipedia

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    Probability theory or probability calculus is the branch of mathematics concerned with probability.Although there are several different probability interpretations, probability theory treats the concept in a rigorous mathematical manner by expressing it through a set of axioms.

  3. Prior probability - Wikipedia

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    An informative prior expresses specific, definite information about a variable. An example is a prior distribution for the temperature at noon tomorrow. A reasonable approach is to make the prior a normal distribution with expected value equal to today's noontime temperature, with variance equal to the day-to-day variance of atmospheric temperature, or a distribution of the temperature for ...

  4. Probability - Wikipedia

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    The probabilities of rolling several numbers using two dice. Probability is the branch of mathematics and statistics concerning events and numerical descriptions of how likely they are to occur.

  5. Bayes' theorem - Wikipedia

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    Bayes' theorem is named after Thomas Bayes (/ b eɪ z /), a minister, statistician, and philosopher.Bayes used conditional probability to provide an algorithm (his Proposition 9) that uses evidence to calculate limits on an unknown parameter.

  6. Statistical hypothesis test - Wikipedia

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    The above image shows a table with some of the most common test statistics and their corresponding tests or models.. A statistical hypothesis test is a method of statistical inference used to decide whether the data sufficiently supports a particular hypothesis.

  7. BET theory - Wikipedia

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    BET model of multilayer adsorption, that is, a random distribution of sites covered by one, two, three, etc., adsorbate molecules. The concept of the theory is an extension of the Langmuir theory, which is a theory for monolayer molecular adsorption, to multilayer adsorption with the following hypotheses:

  8. Literature review - Wikipedia

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    A literature review is an overview of previously published works on a particular topic. The term can refer to a full scholarly paper or a section of a scholarly work such as books or articles.

  9. Social judgment theory - Wikipedia

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    Social judgment theory is a framework that studies human judgment. It is how people's current attitudes shape the development of sharing and communicating information. [1]