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by SophosQ 3254 days ago
I came across this CMU presentation on why the purported ubiquity of power laws must be taken with a grain of salt:

https://goo.gl/23PP7v

Check from slide 32.

As someone who doesn't have significant experience in statistics, I'd be grateful for an expert's opinion on the arguments presented in this presentation.