A threshold model can also motivate the probit model. For it, there is an unobserved continuous response

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A threshold model can also motivate the probit model. For it, there is an unobserved continuous response Y* such that the observed yi = 0 if yi* ≤ τ and yi = 1 if yi* > τ. Suppose that yi* = µi + εi, where µi = α + βxi and where {εi} are independent from a N(0, σ2) distribution. For identifiability one can set σ = 1 and the threshold τ = 0. Show that the probit model holds and explain why β represents the expected number of standard deviation change in Y* for a 1-unit increase in x.

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