A Conversation for Bayes' Theorem and Bayesian Statistics

Spam filtering

Post 1

NMcCoy (attempting to standardize my username across the Internet. Formerly known as Twinkle.)

Bayesian statistics have been applied to spam filtering, with amazing success: http://www.paulgraham.com/spam.html


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Post 2

Arevos

I read that article a while ago, but it was certainly very interesting, and very clever. Shows that there -is- a use for statistics, after all smiley - smiley


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Post 3

Queex Quimwrangler (Not Egon)

Do not underestimate the power of stats. Some day I really must build my Bayesian facility for playing draughts...


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