Logit
//ˈloʊd͡ʒɪt// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 the inverse of the "sigmoid" or "logistic" function used in mathematics, especially in statistics. The logit of a number p between 0 and 1 is given by the formula
"operatorname logit(p)= log (p/(1-p))= log (p)- log (1-p).!,"
Example
More examples"operatorname logit(p)= log (p/(1-p))= log (p)- log (1-p).!,"
Etymology
Blend of logistic + unit, by analogy with probit, coined by Joseph Berkson in 1944: “I use this term [logit] for ln p/q following Bliss, who called the analogous function which is linear on x for the normal curve ‘probit.’”
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