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Re:Berkson's Paradox by theophrastus on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @04:11PM (#8265181)
wouldn't that be P((A|B)|C) ?

or even more precedence dubious: P(A|B|C) ?

Re:Berkson's Paradox by DrewAllyn on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @04:26PM (#8265266)
The "given" symbol should only appear once in any probability statement.
Re:Berkson's Paradox by spacehome on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @06:29PM (#8265809)
That's true from an objective, mathematical standpoint. But the paradox is really saying something about how humans perceive the statement, so different (mathematically equivalent) ways of framing the same thing can make a difference. It's a minor point.