LOTKA LAW - A TESTING PROCEDURE

被引：177

作者：

PAO, ML

机构：

[1] Matthew A. Baxter School of Information, Library Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States

来源：

INFORMATION PROCESSING & MANAGEMENT | 1985年 / 21卷 / 04期

基金：

美国国家卫生研究院;

关键词：

D O I：

10.1016/0306-4573(85)90055-X

中图分类号：

TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];

学科分类号：

0812 ;

摘要：

Instead of the commonly accepted inverse square law, Lotka's original formulation was based on a more general inverse power law: xn·y = c. The exponent and the constant must be estimated from the given set of author productivity data. A step-by-step outline is presented for testing the applicability of Lotka's law. Steps include the computation of the values of the exponent and the constant based on Lotka's method, and the test for significance of the observed frequency distribution against the estimated theoretical distribution derived from Lotka's formula. © 1985.

引用

页码：305 / 320

页数：16

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