New techniques for comparing the volume functions of historical texts

Conclusions The techniques described in this paper are essentially experimental. So far, they have been tried on a limited volume of empirical material, and final verdict of applicability should await more detailed checks and calibration. Yet even preliminary results suggest that it is indeed possible to develop tests for classifying texts into dependent and independent with allowance for their volume.Translated from Problemy Ustoichivosti Stokhasticheskikh Modelei, Trudy Seminara, pp. 33–45, 1986.We are grateful to N. Ya. Rives for his considerable interest in this research and for his willing assistance with computer work. His expert help has enabled us to test a number of hypotheses and to advance new ones.