Concentration and Diversity of Availability and Use in Information Systems: A Positive Reinforcement Model.

Rousseau, Ronald

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ERIC Number: EJ447451

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Publication Date: 1992

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Concentration and Diversity of Availability and Use in Information Systems: A Positive Reinforcement Model.

Rousseau, Ronald

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v43 n5 p391-95 Jun 1992

Proposes a mathematical model to explain the observed concentration or diversity of nominal classes in information retrieval systems. The Lorenz Curve is discussed, Information Production Process (IPP) is explained, and a heuristic explanation of circumstances in which the model might be used is offered. (30 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Heuristics, Information Retrieval, Mathematical Models, Research Needs, Statistical Distributions

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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