Organisms & Organizations
Size matters – in many situations the formula (Y=aX^\beta) can describe the empirical association between observed outcomes (Y) and size (X), e.g. for living organisms life expectancy (Y) is found to scale as size (X) to the power of 1⁄4. Geoffrey West argues i…
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Size matters – in many situations the formula (Y=aX^\beta) can describe the empirical association between observed outcomes (Y) and size (X), e.g. for living organisms life expectancy (Y) is found to scale as size (X) to the power of 1⁄4. Geoffrey West argues i…