inequality: Gini Index
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Description
Usage
Arguments
Details
Value
Author(s)
References
See Also
Examples
Description
Calculate Gini indices for a phyloseq object.
Usage
1
inequality(x)
Arguments
x
phyloseq-class object
Details
Gini index is a common measure for relative inequality in
economical income, but can also be used as a community diversity
measure. Gini index is between [0,1], and increasing gini index implies
increasing inequality.
Value
A vector of Gini indices
Author(s)
Contact: Leo Lahti microbiome-admin@googlegroups.com
References
Relative Distribution Methods in the Social Sciences. Mark S.
Handcock and Martina Morris, Springer-Verlag, Inc., New York,
1999. ISBN 0387987789.
See Also
diversity, reldist::gini (inspired by that implementation but
independently written here to avoid external depedencies)
Examples
1
2
data(dietswap)
d <- inequality(dietswap)
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Description Usage Arguments Details Value Author(s) References See Also Examples
Description
Calculate Gini indices for a phyloseq object.
Usage
1 | inequality(x)
|
Arguments
x |
|
Details
Gini index is a common measure for relative inequality in economical income, but can also be used as a community diversity measure. Gini index is between [0,1], and increasing gini index implies increasing inequality.
Value
A vector of Gini indices
Author(s)
Contact: Leo Lahti microbiome-admin@googlegroups.com
References
Relative Distribution Methods in the Social Sciences. Mark S. Handcock and Martina Morris, Springer-Verlag, Inc., New York, 1999. ISBN 0387987789.
See Also
diversity, reldist::gini (inspired by that implementation but independently written here to avoid external depedencies)
Examples
1 2 | data(dietswap)
d <- inequality(dietswap)
|
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