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In this note we wish to pass along an example that we have found useful when introducing the concepts of conditional probability and Bayes' Rule to undergraduate students. The advantages of this ...

Nonparametric maximum likelihood estimation of the probability of failing from a particular cause by time t in the presence of other acting causes (i.e., the cause-specific failure probability) is ...