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Exact Distribution of the Product of Two or More Logistic Random Variables

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  • Saralees Nadarajah

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Without a doubt, the logistic distribution is the most popular statistical model in the social sciences and related areas. Motivated by the importance of products of random variables in these areas, we derive the exact distributions of | X 1 X 2 | and | X 1 X 2 ⋯ X p | when X m are independent logistic random variables. Tabulations of the associated percentage points are provided and possible extensions discussed.

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  • Saralees Nadarajah, 2009. "Exact Distribution of the Product of Two or More Logistic Random Variables," Methodology and Computing in Applied Probability, Springer, vol. 11(4), pages 651-660, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:metcap:v:11:y:2009:i:4:d:10.1007_s11009-008-9084-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s11009-008-9084-4
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