Logistic regression : from introductory to advanced concepts and applications Introduction : linear regression and logistic regression Log linear analysis logit analysis and logistic regression Quantitative approaches to model fit and explained variation Prediction tables and qualitative approaches to explained variation Logistic regression coefficients Model specification variable selection and model building Logistic regression diagnostics and problems of inference Path analysis with logistic regression (PALR) Polytomous logistic regression for unordered categorical variables Ordinal logistic regression Clusters contexts and dependent data : logistic regression for clustered sample survey data Conditional logistic regression models for related samples Longitudinal panel analysis with logistic regression Logistic regression for historical and developmental change models : multilevel logistic regression and discrete time event history analysis Comparisons : logistic regression and alternative models