This text reviews a set of widely used summary inequality measures, and the lesser known relative distribution method provides the basic rationale behind each and discusses their interconnections. It also introduces model-based decomposition of inequality over time using quantile regression. This approach enables researchers to estimate two different contributions to changes in inequality between two time points. Key Features: Clear statistical explanations provide fundamental statistical basis for understanding the new modeling framework Straightforward empirical examples reinforce statistical knowledge and ready-to-use procedures Multiple approaches to assessing inequality are introduced bystarting with the basic distributional property and providing connections among approaches This supplementary text is appropriate for any graduate-level, intermediate, or advanced statistics course across the social and behavioural sciences, as well as individual researchers. INDICE: Introduction / PDFs, CDFs, Quantile Functions, and Lorenz Curves /Summary Inequality Measures / Choices of Inequality Measures / Relative Distribution Methods / Inference Issues / Analyzing Inequality Trends
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-2629-4
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 168
- Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés