probit
/ˈprɒbɪt
/noun Statistics
A unit of probability based on deviation from the mean of a standard distribution.They estimated the parameters of the model using a generalized linear model with a binomial error distribution and a probit link function....
- This distribution forms the base for the probit model, which is the model is used here.
- For example, cumulative per cent germination is probit transformed and then paired with the temperature-time at which the probit was observed.
Origin
1930s: from prob(ability un)it.
Rhymes
- overdiagnosis
- over-differentiated
- over-differentiation
- overdischarge
- overdispersal
- overdispersed
- overdispersion
- overdo
- overdoer
- overdog
- overdominance
- overdominant
- overdone
- overdoor
- overdosage
- overdose
- overdot
- overdotted
- overdotting
- overdraft
- overdramatic
- overdramatise
- overdramatize
- overdraw
- overdrawer