Probit

//ˌpɹɒbɪt// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A unit, derived from a standard normal distribution, used in measuring the responses to doses.

    "The only limitation of probit models is that they require normal distributions for all unobserved components of utility. […] In the current section, I describe three simulators that are applicable for probits of any form: accept–reject, smoothed accept– reject, and GHK."

  2. 2
    The probit function, the inverse of the standard normal cumulative distribution function.

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"Probit statistical models can be used for binary variables."

Etymology

Blend of probability + unit. Coined by Chester Ittner Bliss in 1934: “These arbitrary probability units have been termed ‘probits’…”

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