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Contributions to the Mathematical Theory of Human Relations VIII: Size Distribution of Cities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

N. Rashevsky
N. Rashevsky*
Affiliation:
The University of Chicago
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Abstract

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.

Type
Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 9 , Issue 3 , September 1944 , pp. 201 - 215
Copyright
Copyright © 1944 The Psychometric Society

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