Pareto principle

statistical principle about ratio of effects to causes
Thing principle Q182667
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Pareto principle

Summary

Pareto principle is a principle[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of principle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,463 views/month, #1 of 126).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pareto principle is credited with the discovery of Joseph M. Juran[3].
  • Pareto principle's instance of is recorded as principle[4].
  • Pareto principle's instance of is recorded as rule of thumb[5].
  • Pareto principle's instance of is recorded as empirical statistical law[6].
  • Pareto principle's instance of is recorded as Epigrammatic law[7].
  • Vilfredo Pareto is named after Pareto principle[8].
  • Pareto principle's Commons category is recorded as Pareto charts[9].
  • Pareto principle was published on 1896[10].
  • Pareto principle's location of creation is recorded as University of Lausanne[11].
  • Pareto principle's partially coincident with is recorded as Lindy Effect[12].
  • Pareto principle's different from is recorded as Pareto efficiency[13].
  • Pareto principle's copyright status is recorded as public domain[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include principle[4], rule of thumb[5], empirical statistical law[6], and Epigrammatic law[7].

Origins

Vilfredo Pareto is named after Pareto principle[8].

Why It Matters

Pareto principle ranks in the top 0.79% of principle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,463 views/month, #1 of 126).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 98 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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