Power laws in the information production process : Lotkaian informetrics /

Explains many informetric regularities, only based on a decreasing power law as size-frequency function, that is Lotka's law. This book revives the historical formulation of Alfred Lotka and shows the power of this power law, both in classical aspects of informetrics as well as in applications...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Egghe, L. (Leo)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2005.
Colección:Library and information science (New York, N.Y.)
Temas:
Lotka, Alfred J. > (Alfred James), > 1880-1949.
Lotka, Alfred J., > 1880-1949.
Information science > Mathematical models.
Information science > Statistical methods.
Bibliometrics.
Library statistics.
Sciences de l'information > Modèles mathématiques.
Bibliométrie.
Bibliothèques > Statistiques.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Explains many informetric regularities, only based on a decreasing power law as size-frequency function, that is Lotka's law. This book revives the historical formulation of Alfred Lotka and shows the power of this power law, both in classical aspects of informetrics as well as in applications such as social networks and others.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviic, 427 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1423709284
9781423709282
008048011X
9780080480114

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