Bayesian Statistical Method

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002904",
  "term": "Bayesian Statistical Method",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Statistical methods characterized by the updating of prior knowledge and estimation of conditional probabilities using Bayes’ theorem and by the treatment of probabilities as subjective degrees of belief.\n\n2. These are an approach - founded on Bayes’ theorem - that forms one of the two flows of statistics. Bayesian inference is very strong when only subjective data are available and is useful for using data to improve one’s estimate of a parameter. (FAO/WHO 2003b)",
  "references": [
    "EPA Guidelines to Assessing Regional Vulnerabilities at http://www.epa.gov/reva/docs/guidelines_reva_20080627.pdf",
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/bayesian-statistical-method/"
}