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Thomas Bayes

Thomas Bayes
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Thomas Bayes 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.

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Timeline

  1. Daniel BernoulliFebruary 8, 1700 – March 17, 1782
  2. Henri-Louis Duhamel du MonceauJuly 20, 1700 – August 22, 1782
  3. Nathaniel BlissNovember 28, 1700 – September 2, 1764
  4. Thomas Bayes (this page)1702 – April 17, 1761
  5. Gabriel CramerJuly 31, 1704 – January 4, 1752
  6. Johann Andreas SegnerOctober 9, 1704 – October 5, 1777

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