logitn.
/ˈlɒɡɪt/ Statistics.
The natural logarithm of the quotient of a probability and its complement. Usually attributive, esp. in logit analysis, a form of regression analysis which makes use of this function.
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probit1934
logit1944
the world > relative properties > number > probability or statistics > [noun] > variable > relationship between sets of variables > relating to regression
regression coefficient1895
regression equation1897
coefficient of regression1931
logit analysis1977
1944 J. Berkson in Jrnl. Amer. Statist. Assoc. 39 361 Instead of the observations qi we deal with their logits li = ln(pi/qi). [Note] I use this term for ln p/q following Bliss, who called the analogous function which is linear on x for the normal curve ‘probit’.
1965 Biometrics 21 731 (heading) Examples of fitting the generalised logit-normal distribution.
1967 Biometrika 54 181 The use of logits in the quantal bioassay problem is briefly explored with particular reference to the asymptotic results of Hitchcock regarding the bias of the estimators.
1977 Lancet 15 Jan. 107/2 The statistical significance levels of the rate trends were assessed by a logit analysis.
1988 Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynecol. 158 470/2 Logit analysis, a maximum-likelihood technique..permits the measurement of variations in the probability of an event occurring according to the characteristics possessed by the mother.
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