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Prior Probabilities
•unconditional or prior probabilities – probabilities without prior information (i.e. before evidence).
•P(A) is the probability of A in the absence of other information.
•Suppose we have a discrete random variable Weather that can take on 4 values: Sunny, Rainy, Cloudy, or Snowy.
•How to form prior probabilities?