HMulti {OasisR} | R Documentation |
A function to compute multigroup entropy segregation index
Description
The multigroup version of Theil's entropy index HTheil
Usage
HMulti(x)
Arguments
x |
an object of class matrix (or which can be coerced to that class), where each column represents the distribution of a group within spatial units. The number of columns should be greater than 1 (at least 2 groups are required). You should not include a column with total population, because this will be interpreted as a group. |
Value
The multigroup entropy segregation index value (numeric)
References
Theil H. (1972) Statistical decomposition analysis: with applications in the social and administrative. Amsterdam, North-Holland, 337 p.
See Also
multigroup indices:
PMulti
, GiniMulti
, DMulti
,
CMulti
, RelDivers
Social diversity indices:
HShannon
, NShannon
,
ISimpson
,
Examples
x <- segdata@data[ ,1:2]
HMulti(x)
[Package OasisR version 3.1.1 Index]