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The idea of posteriori probabilities was introduced by _______.

A

Pascal

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Peter and Paul

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C

Thomas Bayes

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Karl Pearson

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The correct option is C Thomas Bayes
Thomas Bayes was an English statistician who developed the most wide used theory of probability known as posteriori theory of probability where the probability of the occurrence of an event is calculated after the given condition of one event already being occurred.

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