Boolean model of information retrieval: Difference between revisions

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<math display="inline">O_1</math> = "Bayes' Principleprinciple: The principle that, in estimating a parameter, one should initially assume that each possible value has equal probability (a uniform prior distribution)."

<math display="inline">O_2</math> = "[[Bayes' theorem|Bayesian decision theory]]: A mathematical theory of decision-making which presumes utility and probability functions, and according to which the act to be chosen is the Bayes act, i.e. the one with highest subjective expected utility. If one had unlimited time and calculating power with which to make every decision, this procedure would be the best way to make any decision."