Panaretos, John (1989): A Probability Model Involving the Use of the Zero-Truncated Yule Distribution for Analysing Surname Data. Published in: IMA Journal of Mathematics Applied in Medicine and Biology , Vol. 6, (1989): pp. 133-136.
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Abstract
In this paper, a probability model leading to a Yule distribution is developed in the study of surname frequency data. This distribution, suitably truncated, is fitted to actual data as an alternative to the discrete Pareto distribution, with quite satisfactory results
| Item Type: | MPRA Paper |
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| Original Title: | A Probability Model Involving the Use of the Zero-Truncated Yule Distribution for Analysing Surname Data |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | Discrete Pareto distribution, Yule distribution |
| Subjects: | C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C1 - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General |
| Item ID: | 6254 |
| Depositing User: | J Panaretos |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Dec 2007 07:22 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Oct 2019 15:41 |
| URI: | https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/id/eprint/6254 |
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