Methods for detrending success metrics to account for inflationary and deflationary factors

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-78

  Petersen, A M ^a   Penner, O ^b   Stanley, H E ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROSS TIME; EXTREME STATISTICS; FUNCTIONAL FORMS; GAMMA DISTRIBUTION; PERFORMANCE ENHANCING; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION (PDF); QUANTITATIVE MEASURES; RIGHT-SKEWED DISTRIBUTIONS; SOCIAL FACTOR; STATIONARITY; STATISTICAL REGULARITY; TIME-DEPENDENT; TIME-DEPENDENT FACTORS;

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SPORTS;

STATISTICS;

EID: 84859471209     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: 14346036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2010-10647-1     Document Type: Article

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