probit

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈpɹɒbɪt/
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/ˈpɹɒbɪt/ · /ˈpɹɑbɪt/ · /ˈpɹɔbɪt/ · /ˈpɹɒbət/ · [ˈpɹɔ̟bət]

Definition of probit

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  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.”
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noun

  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. 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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