What does log odds mean?

The natural logarithm of p / (1 - p), used to store a probability p. Zero means 50 percent, positive means likely and negative unlikely, and combining independent evidence becomes simple addition that never gets stuck at exactly 0 or 1.

Also written as: log-odds

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Define the odds as p / (1 - p), and the log odds as its natural logarithm:

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