 Prior odds (source code)

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= Prior odds
{title2=$O_{01}=\mathbb P(H_0)/\mathbb P(H_1)$}

For two exhaustive mutually exclusive models of positive <prior probability>, prior odds compare their probabilities before observing the data. They must be distinguished from the parameter <prior distributions> within those models. A <Bayes factor> multiplies these prior odds to produce <posterior odds>.

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