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Some practical aspects of fitting and testing the Zipf-Mandelbrot model

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  • János Izsák

    (Department of Zoology, Berzsenyi College)

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Summary The standardization of distribution fitting procedures is recommended also in informetrics. We examined the possibility of that standardization when fitting the Zipf-Mandelbrot (ZM) distribution. After propositions of possible steps of standardization, we stress the unique role of maximum likelihood estimates concerning the chi-square goodness-of-fit tests. We touch upon the possible correlation between the parameters of the ZM distribution. A numerical example demonstrates the method and the results.

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  • János Izsák, 2006. "Some practical aspects of fitting and testing the Zipf-Mandelbrot model," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 67(1), pages 107-120, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:67:y:2006:i:1:d:10.1007_s11192-006-0052-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-006-0052-x
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