TY - JOUR AU - Ye, Fred Y AU - Ye, Fred Y. PY - 2017/03/21 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - A progress on the shifted power function for modeling informetric laws JF - Malaysian Journal of Library and Information Science JA - MJLIS VL - 19 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - UR - http://mjlis.um.edu.my/index.php/MJLIS/article/view/1801 SP - AB - <p>Fred, Y. Y. (2014). A progress on the shifted power function for modeling informetric laws.&nbsp;<em>Malaysian Journal of Library &amp; Information Science</em>,&nbsp;<em><span lang="EN-MY">Vol.19, no. 1:</span></em>&nbsp;1-15.</p><p><em>Based on three theorems for size-to-rank transformations, the shifted power function is used to set&nbsp;</em><em>up a theoretical framework unifying informetric distributions. While the shifted power function with&nbsp;</em><em>time-type exponential cutoff supplies a unifying informetric framework, the shifted power function&nbsp;</em><em>with space-type exponential cutoff can be linked to the Pareto and Weibull distributions. The&nbsp;</em><em>exponent is the crucial parameter in a power function, determining the most important&nbsp;</em><em>characteristics of the power-law distribution.</em></p><p>&nbsp;</p> ER -