Two years ago I found this community, which prompted me to start self teaching math. For reference, I didn't know what a fraction was in early 2022. I knew what they looked like, and what they were called. I didn't know what they meant.

The story of why I lacked basic math skills is complex enough for its own post. But my motivation to learn was simple. TSUYOKU NARITAI!

My goal was to understand Bayes' Theorem. And today, I have done that for the first time. Today, I achieved that milestone. This post chronicles the final reasoning steps that got me there.

I don't expect the average LWer will gain value from this post.

It is embarrassing to me to post this here. I admire the people in this space very much. Seeing you work problems has been critical in my learning, and learning to [...]

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Outline:

(02:28) Question 1: Basic Probability

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(03:28) Question 2: Witch AND black cat?

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(04:31) Question 3: Conditional Proabability

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(05:59) Question 3: Bayes

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(11:36) Question 3.5: Double Checking

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First published:
December 5th, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/4hinsGHPGWB2vsDHM/i-finally-worked-through-bayes-theorem-personal-achievement

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