ProbitModelFit
ProbitModelFit [{{x1,y1},{x2,y2},…},{f1,f2,…},x]
constructs a binomial probit regression model of the form that fits the yi for each xi.
ProbitModelFit [data,{f1,f2,…},{x1,x2,…}]
constructs a binomial probit regression model of the form where the fi depend on the variables xk.
ProbitModelFit [{m,v}]
constructs a binomial probit regression model from the design matrix m and response vector v.
Details and Options
- ProbitModelFit attempts to model the data using a linear combination of basis functions composed with the inverse of the probit function ().
- LogitModelFit is typically used in classification to model probability values.
- ProbitModelFit produces a generalized linear model of the form under the assumption that the original are independent realizations of Bernoulli trials with probabilities .
- The function is the CDF of the standard NormalDistribution .
- ProbitModelFit returns a symbolic FittedModel object to represent the probit model it constructs. The properties and diagnostics of the model can be obtained from model["property"].
- The value of the best-fit function from ProbitModelFit at a particular point x1, … can be found from model[x1,…].
- Possible forms of data are:
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{y1,y2,…} equivalent to the form {{1,y1},{2,y2},…}{{x11,x12,…,y1},…} a list of independent values xij and the responses yi{{x11,x12,…}y1,…} a list of rules between input values and response{{x11,x12,…},…}{y1,y2,…} a rule between a list of input values and responses{{x11,…,y1,…},…}n fit the n^(th) column of a matrix
- With multivariate data such as {{x_(11),x_(12),... ,y_(1)},{x_(21),x_(22),... ,y_(2)},...}, the number of coordinates xi1, xi2, … should equal the number of variables xi.
- The yi are probabilities between 0 and 1.
- Additionally, data can be specified using a design matrix without specifying functions and variables:
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{m,v} a design matrix m and response vector v
- In ProbitModelFit [{m,v}], the design matrix m is formed from the values of basis functions fi at data points in the form {{f1,f2,…},{f1,f2,…},…}. The response vector v is the list of responses {y1,y2,…}.
- For a design matrix m and response vector v, the model is where is the vector of parameters to be estimated.
- When a design matrix is used, the basis functions fi can be specified using the form ProbitModelFit [{m,v},{f1,f2,…}].
- ProbitModelFit is equivalent to GeneralizedLinearModelFit with ExponentialFamily->"Binomial" and LinkFunction->"ProbitLink".
- ProbitModelFit takes the same options as GeneralizedLinearModelFit , with the exception of ExponentialFamily and LinkFunction .
Examples
open allclose allBasic Examples (1)
Define a dataset:
Fit a probit model to the data:
Evaluate the model at a point:
Plot the data points and the models:
Scope (13)
Data (6)
Fit data with success probability responses, assuming increasing integer-independent values:
This is equivalent to:
Weight by the number of observations for each predictor value:
This gives the same best fit function as success failure data:
Fit a list of rules:
Fit a rule of input values and responses:
Specify a column as the response:
Fit a model given a design matrix and response vector:
See the functional form:
Fit the model referring to the basis functions as and :
Obtain a list of available properties:
Properties (7)
Data & Fitted Functions (1)
Fit a probit model:
Extract the original data:
Obtain and plot the best fit:
Obtain the fitted function as a pure function:
Get the design matrix and response vector for the fitting:
Residuals (1)
Examine residuals for a fit:
Visualize the raw residuals:
Visualize Anscombe residuals and standardized Pearson residuals in stem plots:
Dispersion and Deviances (1)
Fit a probit model to some data:
The estimated dispersion is 1 by default:
Use Pearson's as the dispersion estimator instead:
Plot the deviances for each point:
Obtain the analysis of deviance table:
Get the residual deviances from the table:
Parameter Estimation Diagnostics (1)
Obtain a formatted table of parameter information:
Extract the column of -statistic values:
Influence Measures (1)
Fit some data containing extreme values to a probit model:
Check Cook distances to identify highly influential points:
Check the diagonal elements of the hat matrix to assess influence of points on the fitting:
Prediction Values (1)
Fit a probit model:
Plot the predicted values against the observed values:
Goodness-of-Fit Measures (1)
Obtain a table of goodness-of-fit measures for a probit model:
Compute goodness-of-fit measures for all subsets of predictor variables:
Rank the models by AIC:
Generalizations & Extensions (1)
Perform other mathematical operations on the functional form of the model:
Integrate symbolically and numerically:
Find a predictor value that gives a particular value for the model:
Options (8)
ConfidenceLevel (1)
The default gives 95% confidence intervals:
Use 99% intervals instead:
Set the level to 90% within FittedModel :
CovarianceEstimatorFunction (1)
Fit a probit model:
Compute the covariance matrix using the expected information matrix:
Use the observed information matrix instead:
DispersionEstimatorFunction (1)
Fit a probit model:
Compute the covariance matrix:
Compute the covariance matrix estimating the dispersion by Pearson's :
IncludeConstantBasis (1)
Fit a probit model:
Fit the model with zero constant term:
LinearOffsetFunction (1)
Fit data to a probit model:
Fit data to a model with a known Sqrt [x] term:
NominalVariables (1)
Fit the data, treating the first variable as a nominal variable:
Treat both variables as nominal:
Weights (1)
Fit a model using equal weights:
Give explicit weights for the data points:
WorkingPrecision (1)
Use WorkingPrecision to get higher precision in parameter estimates:
Obtain the fitted function:
Reduce the precision in property computations after the fitting:
Properties & Relations (4)
ProbitModelFit is equivalent to a "Binomial" model from GeneralizedLinearModelFit with "ProbitLink":
LogitModelFit is a "Binomial" model from GeneralizedLinearModelFit with default "LogitLink":
ProbitModelFit assumes binomially distributed responses:
NonlinearModelFit assumes normally distributed responses:
The fits are not identical:
ProbitModelFit will use the time stamps of a TimeSeries as variables:
Rescale the time stamps and fit again:
Find fit for the values:
ProbitModelFit acts pathwise on a multipath TemporalData :
Possible Issues (1)
Responses outside the interval from 0 to 1 are not valid for probit models:
Tech Notes
Related Guides
Text
Wolfram Research (2008), ProbitModelFit, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ProbitModelFit.html (updated 2025).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2008. "ProbitModelFit." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2025. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ProbitModelFit.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2008). ProbitModelFit. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ProbitModelFit.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_probitmodelfit, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ProbitModelFit}", year="2025", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ProbitModelFit.html}", note=[Accessed: 16-April-2025 ]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_probitmodelfit, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ProbitModelFit}, year={2025}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ProbitModelFit.html}, note=[Accessed: 16-April-2025 ]}