bayes theorem - CISMeF

Preferred Label : bayes theorem;

MeSH definition : A theorem in probability theory named for Thomas Bayes (1702-1761). In epidemiology, it is used to obtain the probability of disease in a group of people with some characteristic on the basis of the overall rate of that disease and of the likelihood of that characteristic in healthy and diseased individuals. The most familiar application is in clinical decision analysis where it is used for estimating the probability of a particular diagnosis given the appearance of some symptoms or test result.;

MeSH synonym : theorem, bayes;

Wikipedia automatic translation : Bayes' theorem;

Related MeSH term : bayesian analysis; bayesian forecast; bayesian prediction; bayesian method; Forecast, Bayesian; Prediction, Bayesian; Bayesian Approach; Approach, Bayesian; Approachs, Bayesian; Bayesian Approachs; Analysis, Bayesian; Method, Bayesian; Bayesian Estimation; Estimation, Bayesian;

MeSH annotation : IM general only;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayes' theorem;

Details

Origin ID

D001499;

UMLS CUI

C0004870;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Bayesian Approach [NCIt concept]
Record concept(s)
- bayes theorem [MeSH concept]
- bayesian analysis [MeSH concept]
- bayesian forecast [MeSH concept]
- bayesian method [MeSH concept]
- bayesian prediction [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Quantitative Concept [UMLS semantic type]

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