The Bibliometric Distributions
The Library QuarterlyPublished 1 October 1976
Abraham Bookstein
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Abstract
One of the more surprising findings in the information sciences is the recurrence of a small number of frequency distributions. In this paper, these distributions are described, and a point of view is adopted that allows us to understand them as being different versions of a single distribution. The empirical distributions are shown to be special cases of a single theoretic distribution. It is found that when random fluctuations are introduced, the distributions are not strongly influenced.
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Computer ScienceEconomics, Econometrics and FinancePhysics and Astronomy
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