Dear all,
I have the following data: and calculated the measures of inequality: Gini,
Lorenz, Atkinson : How do i interpret them?
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- - Household Income Expenditure
<1000 39 - 56126.36 21266.13
1000-2000 179 - 290124.32 254711.65
2001-3000 107 - 281048.35 281124.15
3001-4000 56 - 225586.54 188828.04
4001-5000 32 - 162442.64 137942.38
5001-6000 22 - 115243.11 135931.97
6001-7000 11 - 64389.11 98167.24
7001-8000 15 - 136743.99 125930.71
8000+ 38 - 784834.07 697523.22
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Gini coefficient = 0.4272825 for income
Gini coefficient = 0.4437230 for expenditure
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Lorenz Ratio = 0.4671403 for income
Lorenz Ratio = 0.4940333 for expenditure
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Atkinson Measure of Inequality for income
I(A) = 0.3287440 for e = 1.25
I(A) = 0.3754383 for e = 1.50
I(A) = 0.4164656 for e = 1.75
I(A) = 0.4523522 for e = 2.00
I(A) = 0.4836391 for e = 2.25
I(A) = 0.5108557 for e = 2.50
I(A) = 0.5345050 for e = 2.75
I(A) = 0.5550530 for e = 3.00
Atkinson Measure of Inequality for expenditure
I(A) = 0.4181511 for e = 1.25
I(A) = 0.4924929 for e = 1.50
I(A) = 0.5587816 for e = 1.75
I(A) = 0.6156667 for e = 2.00
I(A) = 0.6629220 for e = 2.25
I(A) = 0.7012866 for e = 2.50
I(A) = 0.7320429 for e = 2.75
I(A) = 0.7566105 for e = 3.00
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Please let me know how should i interpret these results ?
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comment / suggestions / help / references will be gladly appreciated.
Thank you.
(NB: Anyone who can not see the data properly or like to check the
calculations; the data, calculations are available in
http://www.angelfire.com/ab5/get5/ineq.htm and its directed links.)
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Mohammad Ehsanul Karim <[log in to unmask]>
Institute of Statistical Research and Training
University of Dhaka, Dhaka- 1000, Bangladesh
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