The Simon-Yule Approach to Bibliometric Modeling.

Chen, Ye-Sho; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ485227

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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The Simon-Yule Approach to Bibliometric Modeling.

Chen, Ye-Sho; And Others

Information Processing and Management, v30 n4 p535-56 Jul-Aug 1994

Investigates the relationships between the parameters of the Simon-Yule model and the shapes of three bibliometric distributions: Lotka's Law of Scientific Productivity; Bradford's Law of Bibliometric Scattering; and Zipf's Law of Word Frequency. The results indicate that the probability of a new entry determines the characteristics of all three distributions. (Contains 19 references.) (Author/JLB)

Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Information Science, Information Utilization, Mathematical Formulas, Mathematical Models, Probability, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Distributions, Tables (Data)

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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