Boeschoten, W C; Fase, M M G - In: Journal of Business & Economic Statistics 7 (1989) 3, pp. 319-26
We assess the sample distribution of payments in the Netherlands using survey data for 1984-86. The payment pattern fits a lognormal distribution with peaks caused by the price tags of the purchased items. The results are used to simulate the use of coins and notes, which indicates a rather...