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In Bayesian statistics, the term 'posterior' refers to the probability distribution of a parameter conditioned on the observed data.

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The statement says "Compute the posterior on $\mu$." Does this mean compute $p(\mu)$? Does this mean "Compute the posterior probability of $\mu$." (see how "of" replaces "on")? …