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		An Initiate of the Bayesian Conspiracy (codinghorror.com)
		6 points by mattjaynes on May 1, 2007 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

npk on May 1, 2007 [–]

The parent link to this article was discussed:

http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=16687

The presmise of this article annoys me. You don't need to be a "Bayesian statistician" to solve the mammogram question. The solution is an application of Bayes' law.

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