ZIPFFIT: Stata module to fit the Zipf distribution or the Zipf-Mandelbrot distribution by maximum likelihood

Alexander Koplenig ()
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Alexander Koplenig: Institut für Deutsche Sprache

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: zipffit fits the 1 parameter Zipf distribution or the two parameter Zipf-Mandelbrot distribution by ML using a right truncated zeta distribution.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 12.1
Keywords: zipf; zipf-mandelbrot; maximum likelihood (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-07-27, Revised 2014-07-28
Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install zipffit". The module is made available under terms of the GPL v3 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.
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http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/z/zipffit.ado program code (text/plain)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/z/zipf.ado program code (text/plain)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/z/zipf_mandelbrot.ado program code (text/plain)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/z/zipffit.sthlp help file (text/plain)

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