Contributions to the mathematical theory of human relations viii: Size distribution of cities

Psychometrika - Tập 9 - Trang 201-215 - 1944
N. Rashevsky1
1The University of Chicago, USA

Tóm tắt

An attempt is made to connect the distribution function of the sizes of the cities with the distribution functions of some other characteristics of the individuals in the society. Several theoretical possibilities are discussed and different relations are derived. A possible connection with some observed relations is discussed.

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