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The Story Behind Bayesian Networks

Let’s go back in time, almost a century ago. Picture a scientist named Sewall Wright, who was about to drop a bombshell on the world of science. You see, back in the day, everyone held the belief that “correlation does not imply causation” as gospel. But Wright, he was a bit of a rebel. He said, “Hey, maybe in some cases, correlation does imply causation!” And you know what? He was onto something.