Title:

The Gini coefficient as a measure of disproportionality

Group publication title:

Didactics of Mathematics

Creator:

Dniestrzański, Piotr

Subject and Keywords:

inequality measure ; the Gini coefficient ; mathematics teaching

Description:

Didactics of Mathematics, 2015, Nr 12 (16), s. 25-34

Abstrakt:

Measures of inequality, properly adapted, often tend to be used as a tool to address the issue of disproportionality. The most popular of them, such as the Gini or Atkinson coefficient, or entropy coefficient can, under certain circumstances, act as measures of disproportionality. However, one must specify precisely what is to be measured and interpret the results consistently. In this paper we analyze what confusion or outright errors can be committed when using inequality coefficients. The presented analysis is aimed at the Gini coefficient, however, the problem also applies to the rest of the coefficients.

Publisher:

Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu

Place of publication:

Wrocław

Date:

2015

Resource Type:

artykuł

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

doi:10.15611/dm.2015.12.03

Language:

eng

Relation:

Didactics of Mathematics, 2015, Nr 12 (16)

Rights:

Pewne prawa zastrzeżone na rzecz Autorów i Wydawcy

Access Rights:

Dla wszystkich zgodnie z licencją

License:

CC BY-NC-ND

Location:

Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu