some will say....statistics is more like law of average.
the law of probability is more like 50%.. either u have it or dont have it..
the onus is on oneself to do the right thing..
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Originally Posted by xxtwentyfour
It might be helpful to remind the reader that these represent the various probabilities that within the HIV infected people, you would find that how many acquired it through what means.
It does not represent the probability of an uninfected person subsequently becoming infected if he went out to do a certain thing.
P( acquired through raw sex | infected) = 0.4 percent
It does not mean P( acquire HIV | uninfected and do raw sex) = 0.4 percent
P(A|B) = prob A happen GIVEN B has happened
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