The constant is insignificant

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Jedrek
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The constant is insignificant

Postby Jedrek » Tue Aug 23, 2011 4:48 pm

Is it ok for a probit model that the constant or "C" is insignificant?

startz
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Re: The constant is insignificant

Postby startz » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:17 pm

Sure.

Jedrek
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Re: The constant is insignificant

Postby Jedrek » Wed Aug 24, 2011 4:41 am

startz wrote:Sure.


Thanks Startz.

szaki
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Re: The constant is insignificant

Postby szaki » Fri Aug 21, 2015 3:27 am

If in probit model I have constant (or "C") insignificant, am I allowed to exclude it from the model?
Is it fine?

startz
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Re: The constant is insignificant

Postby startz » Fri Aug 21, 2015 9:14 am

In general, no.

Econ1008
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Re: The constant is insignificant

Postby Econ1008 » Mon Jun 26, 2017 12:41 am

How do I process with a insignificant constant when I want to get the predicted probability of a certain event? Will I use the value of the constant to calculate the predicted probability as well as all slope values along with their observed (out of sample) x values?

startz
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Re: The constant is insignificant

Postby startz » Mon Jun 26, 2017 5:28 am

Yes.


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