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Generalised logistic function

The generalised (generalized) logistic function or curve, also


known as Richards' curve, originally developed for growth
modelling, is an extension of the logistic or sigmoid functions,
allowing for more flexible S-shaped curves:

where = weight, height, size etc., and = time.


A=0, K=1, B=3, Q=ν=0.5, M=0, C=1
It has five parameters:

: the lower asymptote;


: the upper asymptote when . If and
then is called the carrying capacity;
: the growth rate;
: affects near which asymptote maximum growth
occurs.
: is related to the value
: typically takes a value of 1. Otherwise, the upper
asymptote is

The equation can also be written: Effect of varying parameter A. All


other parameters are 1.

where can be thought of as a starting time, (at which


)

Including both and can be convenient:

this representation simplifies the setting of both a starting time and


the value of Y at that time. Effect of varying parameter B. A = 0,
all other parameters are 1.
The general model is sometimes named a "Richards' curve" after F.
J. Richards, who proposed the general form for the family of models
in 1959.

The logistic, with maximum growth rate at time , is the case where .
Contents
Generalised logistic differential equation
Gradient of generalized logistic function
Special cases
Footnotes
References

Generalised logistic differential equation Effect of varying parameter C. A = 0,


all other parameters are 1.
A particular case of the generalised logistic function is:

which is the solution of the Richards' differential equation (RDE):

with initial condition

where Effect of varying parameter K. A = 0,


all other parameters are 1.

provided that ν > 0 and α > 0.

The classical logistic differential equation is a particular case of the


above equation, with ν =1, whereas the Gompertz curve can be
recovered in the limit provided that:

In fact, for small ν it is

Effect of varying parameter Q. A =


0, all other parameters are 1.

The RDE models many growth phenomena, including the growth of tumours. In oncology its main
biological features are similar to those of the Logistic curve model.

Gradient of generalized logistic function


When estimating parameters from data, it is often necessary to
compute the partial derivatives of the logistic function with respect
to parameters at a given data point (see [1]). For the case where
,

Effect of varying parameter . A = 0,


all other parameters are 1.

Special cases
The following functions are specific cases of Richards' curves:

Logistic function
Gompertz curve
Von Bertalanffy function
Monomolecular curve

Footnotes
1. Fekedulegn, Desta; Mairitin P. Mac Siurtain; Jim J. Colbert (1999). "Parameter Estimation of
Nonlinear Growth Models in Forestry" (https://web.archive.org/web/20110929005929/http://ww
w.metla.fi/silvafennica/full/sf33/sf334327.pdf) (PDF). Silva Fennica. 33 (4): 327–336. Archived
from the original (http://www.metla.fi/silvafennica/full/sf33/sf334327.pdf) (PDF) on 2011-09-29.
Retrieved 2011-05-31.

References
Richards, F. J. (1959). "A Flexible Growth Function for Empirical Use". Journal of Experimental
Botany. 10 (2): 290–300. doi:10.1093/jxb/10.2.290 (https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fjxb%2F10.2.29
0).
Pella, J. S.; Tomlinson, P. K. (1969). "A Generalised Stock-Production Model". Bull. Inter-Am.
Trop. Tuna Comm. 13: 421–496.
Lei, Y. C.; Zhang, S. Y. (2004). "Features and Partial Derivatives of Bertalanffy–Richards
Growth Model in Forestry". Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control. 9 (1): 65–73.

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