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2007 Jun 11
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Gini coefficient in R
If I use the Ineq library and the Gini function in this way:
>Gini(c(100,0,0,0))
I obtain the result 0.75 instead of 1 (that is the perfect inequality).
I think Gini's formula in Ineq is based on a formula as reported here:
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/GiniCoefficient.html
but in the case of perfect inequality:
x_1=.......=x_n-1 =0
x_n>0
these formula are equal to 1 - 1/n, not to 1.
....I don't know where I'm wrong....
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Michele De Meo
http://micheledemeo.blogspot.com/
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