posterior distribution
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posterior distribution
(pä¦stir·ē·ər ′dis·trə′byü·shən)
(statistics) A probability distribution on the values of an unknown parameter that combines prior information about the parameter contained in the observed data to give a composite picture of the final judgments about the values of the parameter.
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