Conditional Probability

Install and import#

bash

npm install fintech-algorithms

import { conditionalProbability } from "fintech-algorithms/financial-mathematics-statistics-and-data-foundations/probability-and-random-variables/conditional-probability";

Signature#

conditionalProbability(input)

Worked example#

verified This is the worked example published in the article, replayed by the test suite on every run. The output cannot drift.

Input#

input

{
  "pA": 0.6,
  "pB": 0.5,
  "pAB": 0.3,
  "outcomes": ["up", "flat", "down"],
  "event": ["up", "flat"],
  "prior": 0.01,
  "sensitivity": 0.9,
  "falsePositiveRate": 0.05,
  "randomValues": [0, 1, 2],
  "probabilities": [0.2, 0.5, 0.3],
  "randomVariableKind": "discrete",
  "joint": [
    {
      "x": 0,
      "y": 0,
      "p": 0.3
    },
    {
      "x": 0,
      "y": 1,
      "p": 0.2
    },
    {
      "x": 1,
      "y": 0,
      "p": 0.1
    }
  ],
  "conditionY": 1
}

Call#

conditionalProbability(input)

Returns#

object with 2 fields: pAGivenB, pBGivenA

{
  "pAGivenB": 0.6,
  "pBGivenA": 0.5
}

Diagrams#

How it works#

This page states the contract — how to call it correctly. The article explains the concept: why it works, and where it breaks.

Read the article →

References#

Probability Distributions — NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook
Probability Distributions — SciPy User Guide
Historical-example decision