Class ProbabilityCalculator

java.lang.Object
microsim.statistics.regression.ProbabilityCalculator

public class ProbabilityCalculator extends Object
Manages calculation of probabilities for dichotomous choice models
Author:
Justin van de Ven See McFadden, D. (1984), "Econometric analysis of qualitative choice models". In Z. Griliches and M.D. Intriligator, Handbook of Econometrics ystar = Xb - e (can deduct e because assume e is symmetric) y = 1 if (ystar>=0), and 0 otherwise P(y=1|X) = P(ystar>=0|X) = P(Xb-e>=0) = F(Xb) Probit: e follows standard normal distribution; F(Xb) = CDF of standard normal distribution Logit: e follows logistic distribution; F(Xb) = 1 / (1 + exp(-Xb))