Hao, Lingxin.

Assessing inequality / Lingxin Hao, Daniel Q. Naiman. - 1st ed. - Los Angeles ; New Delhi SAGE Publications India Pvt. Ltd., c2010. - x, 149 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - Quantitative applications in the social sciences ; no. 07-166 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PDFs, CDFs, quantile functions, and Lorenz curves -- Summary inequality measures -- Choices of inequality measures -- Relative distribution methods -- Inference issues -- Analyzing inequality trends -- An illustrative application: inequality in income and wealth in the United States, 1991-2001.

9781412926294 (pbk.)

2009052033

GBA848827 bnb

014567688 Uk


Equality.
Social sciences--Statistical methods.
Social indicators.
Social accounting.

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