# Archive | Probability

## A Gentle Introduction to Bayes Theorem for Machine Learning

Bayes Theorem provides a principled way for calculating a conditional probability. It is a deceptively simple calculation, although it can […]

## Probability for Machine Learning (7-Day Mini-Course)

Probability for Machine Learning Crash Course.Get on top of the probability used in machine learning in 7 days. Probability is […]

## How to Develop an Intuition for Probability With Worked Examples

Probability calculations are frustratingly unintuitive. Our brains are too eager to take shortcuts and get the wrong answer, instead of […]

## How to Develop an Intuition for Joint, Marginal, and Conditional Probability

Probability for a single random variable is straight forward, although it can become complicated when considering two or more variables. […]

## A Gentle Introduction to Joint, Marginal, and Conditional Probability

Probability quantifies the uncertainty of the outcomes of a random variable. It is relatively easy to understand and compute the […]

## A Gentle Introduction to Probability Density Estimation

Probability density is the relationship between observations and their probability. Some outcomes of a random variable will have low probability […]

## Continuous Probability Distributions for Machine Learning

The probability for a continuous random variable can be summarized with a continuous probability distribution. Continuous probability distributions are encountered […]

## Discrete Probability Distributions for Machine Learning

The probability for a discrete random variable can be summarized with a discrete probability distribution. Discrete probability distributions are used […]

## A Gentle Introduction to Probability Distributions

Probability can be used for more than calculating the likelihood of one event; it can summarize the likelihood of all […]

## What Is Probability?

Uncertainty involves making decisions with incomplete information, and this is the way we generally operate in the world. Handling uncertainty […]