Dear Ecologgers, I am investigating relation between journal impact factor and number of the published papers, I will use JCR report produced by SCI database,and would to know what statistical technique I should use. One published paper said there exists a correlation between journal impact factor and number of the published papers. It seems the authors of that paper used Pearson or Sperman correlation technique. What makes me feel unapproriate is that impact factor and the number of the published papers are not two independent variables, thus I do not think it approriate to use Pearson or Sperman correlation technique to test the relationship, but I do not know how to test it. Anyone can tell me?
Thanks so much. Zhi-Yun JIA Executive Associate Editor Current Zoology http://www.actazool.org/board_staff/jiazye.htm Institute of Zoology The Chinese Academy of Sciences Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
