The Ambiguity of Bradford's Law.

Wilkinson, Elizabeth A.

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The Ambiguity of Bradford's Law

Wilkinson, Elizabeth A.

Journal of Documentation, 28, 2, 122-130, Jun 72

Recent discussion of Bradford's law of scatter has been founded on two formulations that are not mathematically equivalent. A method of comparing the two formulations against empirical data is developed, and the results using four sets of existing data are discussed. (12 references) (Author/NH)

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