Estimation of the Publication Potential in 50 U.S. States and in the District of Columbia Based on the Frequency Distribution of Scientific Productivity.

Schubert, Andras; Telcs, Andras

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Publication Date: 1989

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Estimation of the Publication Potential in 50 U.S. States and in the District of Columbia Based on the Frequency Distribution of Scientific Productivity.

Schubert, Andras; Telcs, Andras

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v40 n4 p291-97 Jul 1989

Demonstrates the use of the Waring distribution as a model for the frequency distribution of scientific productivity. Methods for testing the fit at both ends of the distribution, as well as for estimating the parameters of the distribution and the total number of scientists, are outlined. (16 references) (Author/CLB)

Descriptors: Estimation (Mathematics), Functions (Mathematics), Models, Probability, Productivity, Publications, Scientific Research, Statistical Distributions

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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