Get a simple explanation of Bayes’ Theorem that anyone can understand, even with no advanced math background. This video breaks the idea down using clear examples and intuitive reasoning to show how ...

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With 6:38 remaining in Sunday's game against the New York Giants, the Denver Broncos had a 0.7% chance to overcome a 26-8 deficit. And that's exactly what they did. Broncos second-year quarterback Bo ...

“He got it going," coach Sean Payton said of Nix after the game. "He started smiling and he started, you know, just all of that. Yeah, it was exciting to see. It just went back and forth. I said to ...

A two-possession deficit, on the road in the WNBA Playoffs is not where any team would like to be, but the Indiana Fever found a way to pull off an improbable comeback. The Fever clinched an 87-85 win ...

MUCH OF THE art of medicine involves working out, through detailed questioning and physical examination, which disease a given patient has contracted. Far harder, but no less desirable, would be ...

We've written a lot of about win probability charts here, from the Falcons blowing a lead to the Cowboys to the Warriors blowing a 31-point lead to the 49ers' Super Bowl collapse against the Chiefs.

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How likely you think something is to happen depends on what you already believe about the circumstances. That is the simple concept behind Bayes’ rule, an approach to calculating probabilities, first ...

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You can only split a pair if you are dealt a pair. Suits don’t matter. You need cards of equal rank. The odds of being dealt a pair are 5.88%, roughly 1 in 17 hands. The number of decks in play makes ...