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Fisher's Alpha

Fisher's Alpha is a mathematical index in ecology-derived diversity metrics that quantifies species richness within a community by estimating the rate at which new species are encountered as sample size increases, distinguishing it from other diversity indices by its logarithmic relationship to the number of rare species.

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2017–2026

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Variants

Fisher's Log-series Alpha

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Publications

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The Relation Between the Number of Species and the Number of Individuals in a Random Sample of an Animal Population

R. A. Fisher, A. Steven Corbet, C. B. Williams · Journal of Animal Ecology · 1943 · 3.5K citations

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Confusion Over Measures of Evidence (<i>p</i>'s) Versus Errors (<i>α</i>'s) in Classical Statistical Testing

Raymond Hubbard, M. J. Bayarri · The American Statistician · 2003 · 296 citations

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Comparing measures of species diversity from incomplete inventories: an update

Jan Beck, Wolfgang Schwanghart · Methods in Ecology and Evolution · 2010 · 152 citations · Full text

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The odd man out? Might climate explain the lower tree α‐diversity of African rain forests relative to Amazonian rain forests?

Ingrid Parmentier, Yadvinder Malhi, Bruno Senterre et al. · Journal of Ecology · 2007 · 148 citations · Full text

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Fisher and the 5% Level

Stephen M. Stigler · CHANCE · 2008 · 122 citations

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Authors

170

  1. JB
    Jan Beck

    University of Basel, Switzerland

    3 publications · 265 citations

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  2. SM
    Stephen M. Stigler

    University of Chicago, United States

    2 publications · 168 citations

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  3. LC
    Luis Cayuela

    Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain

    2 publications · 111 citations

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  4. JH
    J. H. Bennett

    The University of Adelaide, Australia

    2 publications · 100 citations

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  5. JM
    José María Rey Beñayas

    Universidad de Alcalá, Spain

    2 publications · 111 citations

    2

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Institutions

101

  1. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

    Madrid, Spain

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    148 citations

  2. University of Basel

    Basel, Switzerland

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    489 citations

  3. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    654 citations

  4. Drake University

    Des Moines, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    617 citations

  5. Wildlife Institute of India

    Dehra Dūn, India

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    61 citations

  6. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    346 citations

  7. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    143 citations

  8. Smithsonian Institution

    Washington, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    494 citations

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  2. Biometrika

    2 publications · 48 citations

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  3. Journal of Biogeography

    2 publications · 129 citations

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  4. CHANCE

    2 publications · 168 citations

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  5. The American Statistician

    2 publications · 319 citations

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