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Kreizhn
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Homework Statement
Suppose we have a biased three sided die. When trying to calculate the probability of rolling a number, we find that half of the time we're accurate, and the other half of the time we observe a random number 1 through 3 (uniformly distributed). I've calculated the probability distribution of observing a given number as [itex] \rho = \begin{pmatrix} p_1 \\ p_2 \\ p_3 \end{pmatrix} [/itex]. That is, the probability of rolling "i" is [itex] p_i, i=1,2,3 [/itex]. Now let's say that in an experiment I throw the three sided die, and a "1" appears. I need to write down the probabilistic state describing my knowledge of how the die lies after the observation.
Homework Equations
Perhaps Baye's law on conditional probability
[tex] P(a|b) = \frac{P(b|a)P(a)}{P(b)} [/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
I would imagine this is a one-liner, but I can't quite figure out how to do it.