Which theorem answers which question?
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- Find P(A) from all its branches
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- Total probability
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- Combine causes into one overall chance
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- Total probability
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- Work forwards from cause to effect
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- Total probability
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- Find P(Eᵢ|A) after A is observed
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- Bayes
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- Revise a prior into a posterior
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- Bayes
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- Work backwards from effect to cause
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- Bayes
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- Total probability
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- Bayes
Total probability goes forwards from causes to an effect
Bayes runs backwards from the effect to a cause. Source: syllabus Maths Part II, Ch 13 Probability.