If you begin with a ______ and obtain additional data from an experiment, you can form a ______.
A) posterior distribution; prior distribution
B) prior distribution; posterior distribution
C) tight posterior; Bayesian analysis
D) tight prior; Bayesian analysis
E) None of the options are correct.

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In Bayesian statistics, you start with a prior distribution, which represents your beliefs about a parameter before seeing the data. After obtaining data from an experiment, you update this belief to form a posterior distribution, which incorporates both your prior beliefs and the new evidence from the data.

If You Begin with a ______ and Obtain Additional Data