simpson_E: Simpson's evenness index
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Simpson's evenness index
Description
Computes Simpson's evenness index.
Usage
simpson_E(x)
Arguments
x
Vector of dimension S (number of species) with the number of individuals observed in each species, or the distribution frequencies of species. NA values are allowed.
Value
Simpson's evenness index.
References
Arnaud Barat, Andreu Sansó, Maite Arilla-Osuna, Ruth Blasco, Iñaki Pérez-Fernández, Gabriel Cifuentes-Alcobenda, Rubén Llorente, Daniel Vivar-Ríos, Ella Assaf, Ran Barkai, Avi Gopher, & Jordi Rosell-Ardèvol (2026) <doi:10.1007/s10816-026-09802-3>.
See Also
evenness, simpson_D
Examples
data(Qesem_s)
simpson_E(Qesem_s$HU)
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Simpson's evenness index
Description
Computes Simpson's evenness index.
Usage
simpson_E(x)
Arguments
x |
Vector of dimension S (number of species) with the number of individuals observed in each species, or the distribution frequencies of species. NA values are allowed. |
Value
Simpson's evenness index.
References
Arnaud Barat, Andreu Sansó, Maite Arilla-Osuna, Ruth Blasco, Iñaki Pérez-Fernández, Gabriel Cifuentes-Alcobenda, Rubén Llorente, Daniel Vivar-Ríos, Ella Assaf, Ran Barkai, Avi Gopher, & Jordi Rosell-Ardèvol (2026) <doi:10.1007/s10816-026-09802-3>.
See Also
evenness, simpson_D
Examples
data(Qesem_s)
simpson_E(Qesem_s$HU)
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