Glossary

Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.

2 results found in community dynamics.

Long Tail (Long-tail Distribution, Long-tail Participation)
A statistical distribution in which a small number of items or participants account for the majority of the total, while a very long list of lower-frequency items collectively make up the remainder. T…
Pareto Principle (80/20 Rule, Law of the Vital Few)
The empirical observation, named after economist Vilfredo Pareto, that in many systems roughly 80% of effects come from 20% of causes. In crowdsourcing and volunteer communities, the principle predict…