Premium problem81. Updating Odds With Likelihood Ratios

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Start from a prior probability and apply each likelihood ratio in likelihood_ratios as a piece of evidence. Return the final posterior probability.

Bayes is multiplication once you switch to odds:

  • convert: odds=p/(1−p)\text{odds} = p / (1-p)
  • multiply by every likelihood ratio in turn
  • convert back: p=odds/(1+odds)p = \text{odds} / (1 + \text{odds})

Input

prior = 0.01
likelihood_ratios = [10.0, 10.0]

Output

0.5025125628140703

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