Abstract
We consider a distribution, which consists of lower tail Pareto, lognormal body, and upper tail Pareto, to estimate the size distribution of all US cities. This distribution fits the data more accurately than a distribution that comprises of only lognormal and the upper tail Pareto.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 573-578 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications |
Volume | 465 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2017 |
Keywords
- Lognormal
- Lower tail
- US cities
- Upper tail