Gini coefficient
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| - | In [[economics]], the '''Gini coefficient''' (sometimes expressed as a '''Gini ratio''' or a [[Normalization (statistics)|normalized]] '''Gini index''') ({{IPAc-en|dʒ|i|n|i}} {{Respell|jee-nee}}) is a [[Statistical dispersion#Measures of statistical dispersion|measure of statistical dispersion]] intended to represent the income or wealth distribution of a nation's residents, and is the most commonly used measure of inequality. | + | In [[economics]], the '''Gini coefficient''' (sometimes expressed as a '''Gini ratio''' or a [[Normalization (statistics)|normalized]] '''Gini index''') is a [[Statistical dispersion#Measures of statistical dispersion|measure of statistical dispersion]] intended to represent the income or wealth distribution of a nation's residents, and is the most commonly used measure of inequality. |
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In economics, the Gini coefficient (sometimes expressed as a Gini ratio or a normalized Gini index) is a measure of statistical dispersion intended to represent the income or wealth distribution of a nation's residents, and is the most commonly used measure of inequality.
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See also
- Diversity index
- Economic inequality
- Great Gatsby curve
- Human Poverty Index
- Income inequality metrics
- Kuznets curve
- Pareto distribution
- Hoover index (a.k.a. Robin Hood index)
- ROC analysis
- Social welfare provision
- Suits index
- Utopia
- Welfare economics
- List of countries by distribution of wealth
- List of countries by income equality
- List of U.S. states by income equality
- Herfindahl index
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