Suppose that an analyst classified a new record using the following sequential steps (i) find identical records in the training sample, (ii) determine a group, to which majority of these records belong, (iii) assign the new record to the group in step (ii). This technique is called
A) naive Bayes
B) Bayes
C) conditional probability estimation
D) posterior probability estimation

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Naive Bayes is a classification technique that uses Bayes' theorem to assign a new record to a group. The steps described in the question are the steps used in naive Bayes.

Suppose That an Analyst Classified a New Record Using the Following