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Probabilities notations for humans
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probabilities_notations.yaml
P(this):
humanized: "probability of this fact to be true"
examples:
- "P(X) really means WHAT IS(The probability of this fact not to be true)"
P(~that):
humanized: "probability of that fact not to be true"
examples:
- P(~X) really means WHAT IS(The probability of that fact not to be true)"
|:
for_human: "given that"
examples:
- "P(Cancer | Positive test) really means WHAT IS(the probability that I have cancer GIVEN THAT I'm tested positive)"
- "P(Cancer | Negative test) really means WHAT IS(the probability that I have cancer GIVEN THAT I'm tested negative)"
,:
humanized: "combined with"
examples:
- "P(Cancer , Positive test) really means WHAT IS(the probability that I have cancer COMBINED WITH the probability I am tested positive)"
- "P(Cancer , Negative test) really means WHAT IS(the probability that I have cancer COMBINED WITH the probability I am tested negative)"
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