Sample-size dependence or time dependence of statistical measures in informetrics?

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 183-184

  Burrell, Quentin L ^a  

^a Isle of Man International Business School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRAPOLATION; INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAMPLING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

INFOMETRICS; RANDOM SAMPLING; SAMPLE SIZE DEPENDENCE; STATISTICAL MEASURES; TIME DEPENDENCE;

INFORMATION THEORY;

EID: 0345763383     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.10358     Document Type: Letter

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