[ExI] probability

[spike at rainier66.com]

…> On Behalf Of William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat
Subject: [ExI] probability

 

>…Do any of you know what is taught in public schools through high school?...

 

I do.  My son is taking a course in it currently.  He is getting a better course than I did in college.

 

>…Do you know of the study with breast cancer and a room full of medical doctors, showing just how badly they guess the probability?  And then it is calculated with Bayes formula?  bill w

 

Ja, they are emphasizing it in medical schools now more than in times past.

 

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