Bradford's distribution: A new formulation

Peter Praunlich and Michael Kroll

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1978, vol. 29, issue 2, 51-55

Abstract: Recent mathematical descriptions of Bradford's distribution are examined and a new formulation presented that provides a more accurate estimation of the total number of papers and sources on a given scientific subject. The deviation from linearity at the end of the distribution is shown to be an instrinsic feature.

Date: 1978
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