HMulti: A function to compute multigroup entropy segregation index

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HMultiR Documentation

A function to compute multigroup entropy segregation index

Description

The multigroup version of Theil's entropy index HTheil

Usage

HMulti(x)

Arguments

x

an object of class matrix (or which can be coerced to that class), where each column represents the distribution of a group within spatial units. The number of columns should be greater than 1 (at least 2 groups are required). You should not include a column with total population, because this will be interpreted as a group.

Value

The multigroup entropy segregation index value (numeric)

References

Theil H. (1972) Statistical decomposition analysis: with applications in the social and administrative. Amsterdam, North-Holland, 337 p.

See Also

multigroup indices: PMulti, GiniMulti, DMulti, CMulti, RelDivers

Social diversity indices: HShannon, NShannon, ISimpson,

Examples

x <- segdata@data[ ,1:2]
HMulti(x) 

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