Interpretation and inference for altmetric indicators arising from sparse data statistics

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Highlights：

• We study the altmetric indicator MHq and introduce a new indicator, MHRR.

• The published interpretation and confidence intervals of MHq are shown to be wrong.

• We give a correct interpretation and correct confidence interval for MHq.

• MHRR is a weighted sum of risk ratios and is more natural and intuitive than MHq.

• A computer simulation study validates and compares confidence interval formulas.

摘要

•We study the altmetric indicator MHq and introduce a new indicator, MHRR.•The published interpretation and confidence intervals of MHq are shown to be wrong.•We give a correct interpretation and correct confidence interval for MHq.•MHRR is a weighted sum of risk ratios and is more natural and intuitive than MHq.•A computer simulation study validates and compares confidence interval formulas.

论文关键词：Bibliometrics,Altmetrics,Mantel-Haenszel quotient (MHq),Mantel-Haenszel row risk ratio (MHRR),Relative risk,Risk ratio

论文评审过程：Received 3 May 2021, Revised 7 January 2022, Accepted 10 January 2022, Available online 26 January 2022, Version of Record 26 January 2022.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2022.101250