Consolidating theory, methodology, and applications of the logistic distribution, this text focuses on the mathematical and statistical properties of the function as applied to linear observations. It book includes three chapters based on the development of methodologies.

Introduction and Historical Remarks. Order Statistics and Their Properties. Maximum Likelihood Estimation Based on Complete and Type II Censored Samples. Linear Estimation Based on Complete and Censored Samples. Reliability Estimation Based on MLEs for Complete and Censored Samples. Ranking and Selection Procedures. Characterizations. Translated Families of Distributions. Univariate Generalized Distributions. Some Related Distributions. Multivariate Logistic Distributions. Outliers and Robustness of Estimators. Tests for Outliers. Record Values and Their Properties. Goodness-to-Fit Tests. Tolerance Limits and Sampling Plans Based on Censored Samples. Logistic Stochastic Growth Models and Applications. Logistic Growth Models and Related Problems. Applications to Categorical Data Analysis. Miscellaneous Applications. Bibliography. Author Index. Subject Index.