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Most reported power laws lack statistical support and mechanistic backing
- jaipilot747 15y agoIs there a non-paywall version somewhere?
- utopkara 15y agoMy apologies for this. I get the magazine in the mail, I didn't realize the full-text link would hit the paywall.
- freesciencenow 15y agoPaywalls for scientific research are evil. Full text here: http://209.20.67.195/misc/powerlaws.pdf http://209.20.67.195/misc/powerlaws.pdf (See profile for why I do what I do.)
- nkurz 15y agoHere's a 2007 article on the same topic for those like me without the ability to get past the Science paywall: "So You Think You Have a Power Law — Well Isn't That Special?" http://cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/weblog/491.html http://cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/weblog/491.html
- dreeves 15y agoSee also: Ode to Power Laws http://messymatters.com/powerlaws http://messymatters.com/powerlaws