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

János Izsák
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János Izsák: Department of Zoology, Berzsenyi College

Scientometrics, 2006, vol. 67, issue 1, No 7, 107-120

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2006
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