Yes, the GIGP Really Does Work--And Is Workable!.

Burrell, Quentin L.; Fenton, Michael R.

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Publication Date: 1993

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Yes, the GIGP Really Does Work--And Is Workable!

Burrell, Quentin L.; Fenton, Michael R.

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v44 n2 p61-69 Mar 1993

Discusses the generalized inverse Gaussian-Poisson (GIGP) process for informetric modeling. Negative binomial distribution is discussed, construction of the GIGP process is explained, zero-truncated GIGP is considered, and applications of the process with journals, library circulation statistics, and database index terms are described. (50 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Databases, Library Circulation, Library Statistics, Mathematical Formulas, Mathematical Models, Online Systems, Scholarly Journals, Subject Index Terms

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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