Thomas Bayes
British mathematician and Presbyterian minister (1702-1761)
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- Died
- 1761
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- 8
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- Divine Benevolence : Or, an Attempt to Prove That the Principal End of the Divine Providence and Government Is the Happiness of His Creatures
- Versuch Zur lösung Eines Problems der Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung
- An Introduction To The Doctrine Of Fluxions
- An essay towards solving a problem in the doctrine of chances
- Divine benevolence
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Thomas Bayes (/beɪz/ BAYZ; c. 1701 – 7 April 1761) was an English statistician, philosopher and Presbyterian minister who is known for formulating a specific case of the theorem that bears his name: Bayes' theorem.
Bayes never published what would become his most famous accomplishment; his notes were edited and published posthumously by Richard Price.
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