bayes_update
Bayesian Probability Update
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Update a prior probability with one or more pieces of evidence using Bayes theorem. Given a prior and a list of evidence items (each with P(evidence | true) and P(evidence | false)), returns the posterior probability and the per-step chain. Use for "update my estimate with new information", "posterior probability", "how does this news change the odds".
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| prior | any | yes | Prior probability the hypothesis is true, in % (0–100). Accepts 55, "55%", "55¢", "$0.55", 0.55 or American odds (+120 / -150) — all read as 55%. |
| evidence | array | no | One or more evidence items, applied in order. Each item needs likelihoodIfTrue and likelihoodIfFalse on the 0–100 scale, e.g. [{ "likelihoodIfTrue": 80, "likelihoodIfFalse": 20 }]. A single item may be sent as one object. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"prior": {
"description": "Prior probability the hypothesis is true, in % (0–100). Accepts 55, \"55%\", \"55¢\", \"$0.55\", 0.55 or American odds (+120 / -150) — all read as 55%.",
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number"
},
{
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"evidence": {
"description": "One or more evidence items, applied in order. Each item needs likelihoodIfTrue and likelihoodIfFalse on the 0–100 scale, e.g. [{ \"likelihoodIfTrue\": 80, \"likelihoodIfFalse\": 20 }]. A single item may be sent as one object.",
"minItems": 1,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"label": {
"description": "Optional short caption for this evidence. Defaults to \"Evidence 1\", \"Evidence 2\", …",
"type": "string"
},
"likelihoodIfTrue": {
"description": "P(observing this evidence | hypothesis is true), in % (0–100). Accepts a number or a numeric string (\"3\", \"3pp\", \"3%\").",
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number"
},
{
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"likelihoodIfFalse": {
"description": "P(observing this evidence | hypothesis is false), in % (0–100). Accepts a number or a numeric string (\"3\", \"3pp\", \"3%\").",
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number"
},
{
"type": "string"
}
]
}
},
"required": [
"likelihoodIfTrue",
"likelihoodIfFalse"
]
}
}
},
"required": [
"prior"
]
}