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probit

American  
[prob-it] / ˈprɒb ɪt /

noun

Statistics.
  1. a normal equivalent deviate increased by five.


Etymology

Origin of probit

First recorded in 1930–35; prob(ability) + (un)it

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One of the authors, Dr Babatunde Buraimo – a senior lecturer in sports economics at the University of Central Lancashire – talks me through the "sophisticated statistical model" involving "minute-by-minute bivariate probit analysis".

From The Guardian Apr. 28, 2013

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