Bayes Theorem in the Courtroom
Bayes Theorem in the Courtroom Throughout the course of a criminal trial, there are many different pieces of evidence and alibis that jurors are to consider when determining the verdict. As would be expected there is usually conflicting pieces of evidence provided by the defense and prosecution and from this evidence the jury needs to […]
Information cascade in the Japanese comedy prank crowd running
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGW-cfP3CqE There are several Japanese comedy pranks that were examples of the concept of information cascade that we learned in class. The idea of information cascade is when an individual makes a decision based on their observations of the previous participants, instead of on their own signal. This may lead to wrong judgement, or […]