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Abramowitz, Milton, Ed.; Stegun, Irene A., Ed. – 1972
Numerical tables of mathematical functions are in continual demand by scientists and engineers for preliminary surveys of problems before programming for computing machines. This handbook was designed to provide scientific investigators with a comprehensive and self-contained summary of the mathematical functions that arise in physical and…
Descriptors: Engineering, Functions (Mathematics), Graphs, Mathematical Formulas
Thissen, David; Wainer, Howard – 1983
A statistical method is described and illustrated which provides confidence envelopes around item response functions. Examples of 95 percent confidence envelopes for the one-, two-, and three-parameter logistic response models are given. In addition, the authors describe N-line plots, which show the genesis of the envelope as well as the density…
Descriptors: Graphs, Latent Trait Theory, Mathematical Formulas, Mathematical Models
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Rousseau, Ronald – Journal of Documentation, 1987
Proposes a new definition of the nuclear zone of a Bradford or Leimkuhler curve. The mathematical rationale is outlined, and examples of the application of this technique to citation analysis are given. (15 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Citation Analysis, Functions (Mathematics), Graphs, Logarithms