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Biometrika 1978 65(3):667-668; doi:10.1093/biomet/65.3.667
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A remark on the shape of the logistic distribution

GOVIND S. MUDHOLKAR1 and E. OLUSEGUN GEORGE2

1Department of Statistics, University of Rochester New York
2Department of Mathematics, University of Ife Ile-Ife, Nigeria

The logistic distribution function, which is known to be very close t a normal distribution, is shown to be much closer to the Student t distribution with nine degrees of freedom.

Key Words: Approximation • Logistic distribution • Normal distribution • Student t distribution


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