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Recent Examples of conditional probability
Thus was born, in these villages, the idea of conditional probabilities and, with it, the practice of conditional love.
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Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 11 July 2024
The prosecutor’s fallacy emerges constantly in problems of conditional probability, leading us sirenlike towards precisely the wrong conclusions—and undetected, sends innocent people to jail.
—David Robert Grimes, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2023
Each term in the Drake equation sets the conditional probability of the term that comes after.
—Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2021
The Goldman team sees a 30% probability of entering a recession over the next year, up from 15% previously, and a 25% conditional probability of entering a recession in the second year if one is avoided in the first.
—Enda Curran, Fortune, 21 June 2022
To calculate the probability of the outcome resulting from any particular branch (a conditional probability), the probabilities of the sequence of events are multiplied.
—New York Times, 13 May 2020
Doyle believes the humpback whales have conditional probabilities in their language.
—Brian Resnick, Vox, 6 Dec. 2018
The conditional probability wasn’t specified in Mr. Suva’s research note.
—Justin Lahart, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2018
Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 11 July 2024
The prosecutor’s fallacy emerges constantly in problems of conditional probability, leading us sirenlike towards precisely the wrong conclusions—and undetected, sends innocent people to jail.
—David Robert Grimes, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2023
Each term in the Drake equation sets the conditional probability of the term that comes after.
—Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2021
The Goldman team sees a 30% probability of entering a recession over the next year, up from 15% previously, and a 25% conditional probability of entering a recession in the second year if one is avoided in the first.
—Enda Curran, Fortune, 21 June 2022
To calculate the probability of the outcome resulting from any particular branch (a conditional probability), the probabilities of the sequence of events are multiplied.
—New York Times, 13 May 2020
Doyle believes the humpback whales have conditional probabilities in their language.
—Brian Resnick, Vox, 6 Dec. 2018
The conditional probability wasn’t specified in Mr. Suva’s research note.
—Justin Lahart, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conditional probability
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Watch the Numbers The three numbers on a bag of fertilizer represent the percentage of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium the product contains.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 2025
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This is the largest percentage of your credit score.—
Dan Avery,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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On Wednesday, the FDA issued its recall classification as Class II, indicating the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health effects, though the probability of serious harm is remote.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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According to the press release, there’s a 0.3% probability that these findings were a statistical fluke.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025
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Many held a highly optimistic outlook on technology and its potential to solve human problems.—
Ian Urbina,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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In terms of making dating safer, Match Group, which owns Tinder, Hinge, Match, and OKCupid (among many others), has the potential for a company-wide, coordinated effort to identify, ban and report abusers on its apps, but this doesn't seem to be a priority.—
Myisha Battle,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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Its landscapes don’t offer guarantees, but rather the tantalizing tease of possibility.—
Chris Schalkx,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2025
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There is hope of working with his camp to find a new club — a move to a league like Saudi Arabia’s is not the only option and finding a team in Europe could be a possibility.—
Jordan Campbell,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Conditional probability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conditional%20probability. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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