probit
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Definition of probit
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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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.”
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noun
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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.”
- The probit function, the inverse of the standard normal cumulative distribution function.
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Etymology
Blend of probability + unit. Coined by American statistician Chester Ittner Bliss in 1934: “These arbitrary probability units have been termed ‘probits’…”
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