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Peer reviewedLoughner, William – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1992
Corrects an error in the calculation of the Kolmogorov-Smirnov (KS) statistic when it is used to empirically confirm or deny the generalized Lotka's law. Examples from the literature are given of both correct and incorrect uses of the KS test and Lotka equations with cumulative distribution functions (CDFs). (six references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computation, Goodness of Fit, Hypothesis Testing, Literature Reviews
