The use of Bayes Theorem in Paternity Testing


where:

A =

B =

A' =

P(A/B) =

P(B/A) =

P(B/A') =

P(A) =

P(A') =

The man is the father of the child

The child has the same genetic marker as the man

The man is not the father of the child

The probability that the man is the father of the child given that the child has the same genetic marker as the man

The probability that the child will have the same genetic marker as the man given that the man is the father

The probability that the child will have the genetic marker given that the man is not the father

The assumed prior probability before testing that the man is the father

The assumed prior probability before testing that the man is not the father

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