Lotka's inverse square law of scientific productivity: Its methods and statistics

This brief communication analyzes the statistics and methods Lotka used to derive his inverse square law of scientific productivity from the standpoint of modern theory. It finds that he violated the norms of this theory by extremely truncating his data on the right. It also proves that Lotka himsel...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 2017-07, Vol.68 (7), p.1786-1791
Hauptverfasser:	Bensman, Stephen J., Smolinsky, Lawrence J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Derivation Law Lotka's Law Norms Productivity Regression analysis Statistical methods
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