Statistical inference from power law distributed web-based social interactions

Internet Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 266-278

  Raban, Daphne R ^a   Rabin, Eyal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Internet; Knowledge sharing; Polynomials; Social interaction; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350063825     PISSN: 10662243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10662240910965342     Document Type: Article

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