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URBIZAGASTEGUI ALVARADO, Rubén. The scientific productivity of authors: an application model of Lotka's law by the generalized inverse power method. Inf. cult. soc. [online]. 2005, n.12, pp.51-73. ISSN 1514-8327.

The nature of the generalized inverse power distribution by the minimum least squared method is described. A step-by-step application process of this distribution model is offered. To illustrate the application process data collected and studied by Oliveira on Jackfruit literature was used. The generalized inverse power distribution by the minimum least squared method and the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to evaluate the fit of the observed and expected data. With n = - 2.14 and C = 0.648715 at 0,01 level of significance, a critical value of 0.202177 with a maximum deviation of 0.151285, was observed. Therefore, the literature fits Lotka's model.

Palavras-chave : Lotka's law; Generalized inverse power distribution; Author's productivity; Bibliometrics; Jackfruit; Infometrics; Scientometrics.

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