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Intuitive explanation of Bayes' Theorem with real-world examples
I'm studying probability and I understand the formula for Bayes' Theorem: P(A|B) = P(B|A)P(A)/P(B) But I struggle to understand when to apply it. The theorem feels backwards somehow — we are using P(B|A) to find P(A|B). Why would we ever know P(B|A) but not P(A|B)? Could someone provide a concrete real-world example where Bayes' Theorem is used, perhaps in medical testing or spam filtering?
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