Entropy In Regional Analysis

Entropy has been proposed as a significant tool for an analysis of spatial differences. Using Semple and Gauthier’s (1972) transformation of the Shannon entropy statistic into an entropy measure of inequality and their algorithm, an estimation is made of changes in regional inequality in Poland over...

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Main Authors: Czyż Teresa, Hauke Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2015-12-01
Series:Quaestiones Geographicae
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/quageo-2015-0037