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PROBIT [1 record]

Record 1 2002-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Probability (Statistics)
OBS

The normal equivalent deviate plus five.

OBS

Probit: term suggested by Bliss (1934) as a contraction of "probability unit".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Probabilités (Statistique)
OBS

La variable normale équivalente plus cinq.

OBS

Probit : abréviation de «probability unit» introduite par Bliss en 1934.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Probabilidad (Estadística)
DEF

Unidad de medida de la probabilidad estadística basada en las desviaciones de la media de una distribución normal.

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