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Logit vs Probit - What's the difference?

logit | probit |

As nouns the difference between logit and probit

is that logit is 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 while probit is a unit, derived from a standard distribution, used in measuring the responses to doses.

logit

English

(wikipedia logit)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mathematics) 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\left( \frac{p}{1-p} \right) =\log(p)-\log(1-p). \!\,

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    probit

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia probit) (en noun)
  • (statistics) A unit, derived from a standard distribution, used in measuring the responses to doses

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