Statistical Analysis Method for Literature Information
The word “statistics” originates from the Latin term “status,” which means the “state and situation of various phenomena.” At present, “statistics” generally refers to statistical data, statistical work, and statistical science. These three concepts have
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Statistical Analysis Method for Literature Information
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Significance and General Concept of Literature Information Statistics
The word “statistics” originates from the Latin term “status,” which means the “state and situation of various phenomena.” At present, “statistics” generally refers to statistical data, statistical work, and statistical science. These three concepts have similarities and differences. Statistical data refer to digital information that reflects the characteristics and regularity of a large number of phenomena. Statistical work refers to collection, collation, and analysis that make inferences to statistical data. Statistical data result from statistical work, and statistical science is the theoretical generalization and sublimation of the entire statistical work. Statistics is the knowledge of research and the principles and methods of counting. Its basic objective is to investigate, summarize, analyze, and interpret the data of a research object as well as to determine its quantitative characteristics and objective laws. In terms of nature, statistics belongs to applied disciplines or methodologies. In general, the function of statistical methods can be summarized in three aspects: ① an important tool for understanding and reforming things, ② a powerful implement for scientific management, and ③ a necessary means for macro control and micro adjustment.
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Literature on Information Statistics and Its Significance
Every object is characterized by “quantity” and “quality,” and the development law of any object is presented through these two aspects. Statistics focuses on the quantity aspect from the dialectical unity of objects; thus, it has universal applicability. At present, statistics is widely applied in many disciplines and © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017 J. Qiu et al., Informetrics, DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-4032-0_7
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departments. In the field of literature research and practice, statistical methods are common traditional methods. In human society, statistics has produced several problems in counting the number of documents since the emergence of literature. Literature statistics has started with a simple counting of literature. Statistical activities on literature information have been introduced into the daily operations of libraries. With the gradual increase in the number of documents, literature statistics has become an urgent necessity. The task has become evident, and the scope has expanded. In recent years, given the requirements for the scientific management of libraries and information institutions, as well as the need for literature information works, many libraries and information institutions have shown interest in the statistical analysis of literature information. Literature information statistics has become an indispensable part of literature work, and even of library and information works. Literature information statistical analysis methods have been developed as important research methods
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