Gini Index Estimation within Pre-Specified Error Bound: Application to Indian Household Survey Data

Gini Index Estimation within Pre-Specified Error Bound: Application to Indian Household Survey Data

The Gini index, a widely used economic inequality measure, is computed using data whose designs involve clustering and stratification, generally known as complex household surveys. Under complex household survey, we develop two novel procedures for estimating Gini index with a pre-specified error bo...

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Main Authors: Francis Bilson Darku, Frank Konietschke, Bhargab Chattopadhyay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Econometrics
Subjects:
complex household survey
confidence interval
income distribution
inequality
sequential analysis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1146/8/2/26

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