Universality and variability in the statistics of data with fat-tailed distributions: the case of word frequencies in natural languages
Natural language is a remarkable example of a complex dynamical system which combines variation and universal structure emerging from the interaction of millions of individuals. Understanding statistical properties of texts is not only crucial in applications of information retrieval and natural lan...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden
2016
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| Online Access: | http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-199083 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-199083 http://www.qucosa.de/fileadmin/data/qucosa/documents/19908/Thesis_GerlachMartin.pdf |