Power law in a probplot

I have a log-log probability plot of some data points. I was hoping to derive a power law from this, i.e. I was hoping to fit a line to the probability curve such that the probability of achieving a data point of size X would equal p(x)=x^a, where a would give the slope of the line. I have constructed a log-log probplot, used the basic fitting feature but I'm not sure how to derive an exponent representing the slope. Any ideas?
Thank you

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Richard Brown
Richard Brown il 3 Mag 2012
Before doing that, I suggest you read this http://cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/weblog/491.html
Brandon
Brandon il 3 Mag 2012
I'm trying to develop data that mimics a -3/2 power law. Right now I'm just not sure how to pull out any kind of law from the probplot I have.
Brandon
Brandon il 3 Mag 2012
Ive also switched to a ksdensity graph

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