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Short-term Gini coefficient estimation using nonlinear autoregressive multilayer perceptron model [PDF]
HeliyonPoverty, an intricate global challenge influenced by economic, political, and social elements, is characterized by a deficiency in crucial resources, necessitating collective efforts towards its mitigation as embodied in the United Nations' Sustainable ...
Megat Syahirul Amin Megat Ali +7 more
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The Gini coefficient and discontinuity
Cogent Economics & Finance, 2022 This article reveals a discontinuity in the mapping from a Lorenz curve to the associated cumulative distribution function. The problem is of a mathematical nature—based on an analysis of the transformation between the distribution function of a bound ...
Jens Peter Kristensen
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Gini coefficients for measuring the distribution of sexually transmitted infections among individuals with different levels of sexual activity [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Objectives Gini coefficients have been used to describe the distribution of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infections among individuals with different levels of sexual activity. The objectives of this study were to investigate Gini coefficients for different
Sandro Gsteiger +4 more
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Partial Gini Coefficient for Uncertain Random Variables with Application to Portfolio Selection
Mathematics, 2023 The partial Gini coefficient measures the strength of dispersion for uncertain random variables, while controlling for the effects of all random variables.
Lifeng Wang +3 more
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Group averaging and the Gini deviation
RUDN Journal of Economics, 2021 It is known that partitioning a society into groups with subsequent averaging in each group decreases the Gini coefficient. The resulting Lorenz function is piecewise linear.
Oleg I. Pavlov, Olga Yu. Pavlova
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Optimizing the maximum reported cluster size in the spatial scan statistic for ordinal data. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 The spatial scan statistic is an important tool for spatial cluster detection. There have been numerous studies on scanning window shapes. However, little research has been done on the maximum scanning window size or maximum reported cluster size ...
Sehwi Kim, Inkyung Jung
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Economic Journal of Emerging Markets, 2009 This study explores the trend of regional disparity, specialisation, and concentration of manufacturing industry employment in Indonesia by province and sub-sector. The focus of this study is large and Medium (L-M) firm of manufacture industry.This study
Suharto Suharto
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Socioeconomic mechanisms of myopia boom in China: a nationwide cross-sectional study
BMJ Open, 2021 Objectives To assess the association between socioeconomic development and the myopia boom in China.Design Nationwide cross-sectional study.Setting We used data from the China Family Panel Study (CFPS 2010), and the Chinese National Survey on Students ...
Liping Li +4 more
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Optimization of Gini Coefficient Affected by Imperfect Input Data
European Journal of Business Science and Technology, 2019 Most indicators used for determining the distributional effects of taxes as well as the inequality in the income distribution are based on the Gini coefficient and the Lorenz curve to a substantial extent, although the potential application of the Gini ...
Petr David
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Analyzing Global Dentist Distribution Using the Gini Coefficient [PDF]
Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance SystemBackground: Each country’s health system is tasked with providing services to ensure the health of its population. Dental services are among these essential services. However, dental service utilization is unevenly distributed worldwide.
Erfan Kharazmi +3 more
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