Critical truths about power laws.¶
Stumpf, M. P. H., & Porter, M. A. (2012). Critical truths about power laws. Science, 335(6069), 665-666.
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- Scale Invariance
- … Are Not Automatic Signatures of Scale Invariance**: Stumpf & Porter (2012) demonstrate that apparent power laws in empirical data are frequent statistical artifacts — the power-law form may arise from log-normal, stretched-exponential, exponential mixtures, or threshold effects without underlying scale invariance
This sourceMethodological critique establishing that many claimed power laws are statistical artifacts; power laws require rigorous validation.
- … Are Not Automatic Signatures of Scale Invariance**: Stumpf & Porter (2012) demonstrate that apparent power laws in empirical data are frequent statistical artifacts — the power-law form may arise from log-normal, stretched-exponential, exponential mixtures, or threshold effects without underlying scale invariance
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