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Main Authors: Gelman, E., Sichel, H. S.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1987
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ349570
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  • Library Book Circulation and the Beta-Binomial Distribution. Gelman, E. Sichel, H. S. Library Circulation Library Statistics Mathematical Models Operations Research Prediction Regression (Statistics) Statistical Analysis Argues that library book circulation is a binomial rather than a Poisson process, and that individual book popularities are continuous beta distributions. Three examples demonstrate the superiority of beta over negative binomial distribution, and it is suggested that a bivariate-binomial process would be helpful in predicting future book circulations. (Author/EM)