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st: Numerical accuracy of standard normal distribution


From   Georges Casamatta <[email protected]>
To   "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject   st: Numerical accuracy of standard normal distribution
Date   Wed, 11 Sep 2013 06:49:48 +0000

Dear all, 

I am coding a program for estimating a probit model using the IRLS algorithm. For this, I use the cumulative distribution function of the standard normal distribution in mata. I am surprised that it is equal to 1 for a value as small as 7 (the same kind of comment of course also applies to the density function). Isn't there a way to improve the numerical accuracy of this function ? 

Thanks for your help, 

Georges
   

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