dalton {REAT} | R Documentation |
Calculating the Dalton Inequality Index e.g. with respect to regional income
dalton(x, na.rm = TRUE)
x |
A |
na.rm |
logical argument that indicates whether NA values should be excluded before computing results |
The Dalton Inequality Index (\delta
) can be used for economic inequality and/or regional disparities (Portnov/Felsenstein 2010).
A single numeric value of the Dalton Inequality Index.
Thomas Wieland
Portnov, B.A./Felsenstein, D. (2010): “On the suitability of income inequality measures for regional analysis: Some evidence from simulation analysis and bootstrapping tests”. In: Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 44, 4, p. 212-219.
cv
, gini
, gini2
, herf
, theil
, hoover
, coulter
, dalton
, disp
dalton (c(10,10,10,10))
dalton (c(10,0,0,0))
dalton (c(10,1,1,1))