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The posterior depends on the prior. So not very feasible in practice.
by rscho 5y ago
The posterior depends on the prior. So not very feasible in practice.
- derbOac 5y agoGenerally speaking in clinical settings there are rough estimates of base rates of diseases available, either through biological theory (eg, mutation rates) or empirical studies or both. Not always to be sure, but often enough to mitigate against some of the problems discussed.