事じ前ぜん分ぶん布ぷ

noun

prior distribution; prior probability distribution

Abbreviation of 事前確率分布. Used in Bayesian statistics to refer to the probability distribution before observing data.

See also: 事前確率分布 (じぜんかくりつぶんぷ)

• ベイズ推すい定ていでは、事じ前ぜん分ぶん布ぷの選せん択たくが結けっ果かに影えい響きょうを与あたえる。

  In Bayesian estimation, the choice of prior distribution affects the results.