On a Class of Skew Distribution Functions

SIMON, H. A. (1955). On a Class of Skew Distribution Functions. Biometrika, 3-4.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

1955

DOI

10.1093/biomet/42.3-4.425

Link

https://doi.org/10.1093/biomet/42.3-4.425

Cited by

2 citations across 2 artifacts.

Domain-specific

• Simon model
  • The Simon model explains skewed word frequencies, firm sizes, citations, and network degrees through cumulative advantage plus innovation, with the tail exponent determined by the innovation rate under the basic assumptions.
• Yule–Simon Distribution
  • A classic generative interpretation comes from cumulative advantage: new types enter while existing types are selected in proportion to their current frequency, yielding the distribution as a limiting frequency law under the Simon model.

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