This meta-analysis reviewed 144 studies from 1996 to 2013 using the Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition. Internal consistency was 0.89 and test-retest reliability 0.75. Convergent comparisons were robust across 43 depression instruments. Structural validity supported both one- and two-factor solutions and diagnostic accuracy varied according…

Explains two basic approaches to bibliometric models (frequency-size, frequency-rank); cites 28 models; and analyzes three models--Price, Bookstein, and Brookes--by considering their internal properties, interrelationships, and generality. Validity of the generalizations is noted. Appendices include 32 references and list of 28 additional…