The Origins of Logistic Regression

Jan Cramer

No 02-119/4, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers from Tinbergen Institute

Abstract: This paper describes the origins of the logistic function, its adoption in bio-assay, and its wider acceptance in statistics. Its roots spread far back to the early 19th century; the survival of the term logistic and the wide application of the device have been determined decisively by the personal histories and individual actions of a few scholars.

Keywords: Logistic Regression; History (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B1 C4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002-12-09
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