Prop20_20: Proportion 20:20

In wINEQ: Inequality Measures for Weighted Data

Proportion 20:20

Description

20:20 ratio - originally the ratio of the total income of the 20% richest people to the 20% poorest people.

Usage

Prop20_20(X, W = rep(1, length(X)))

Arguments

X	is a data vector (numeric or ordered factor)
W	is a vector of weights

Details

20:20 ratio is calculated as follows:

Prop =\frac{H}{L}

where H is share of 20% of the highest values, L is share of 20% of the lowest values.

Value

The value of 20:20 ratio coefficient.

References

Panel Data Econometrics: Theoretical Contributions And Empirical Applications edited by Badi Hani Baltag

Notes on Statistical Sources and Methods - The Equality Trust.

Examples

# Compare weighted and unweighted result
X=1:10
W=1:10
Prop20_20(X)
Prop20_20(X,W)

data(Tourism)
#Prop20_20 proportion for Total expenditure with sample weights
X=Tourism$`Total expenditure`
W=Tourism$`Sample weight`
Prop20_20(X,W)

wINEQ documentation built on April 21, 2023, 5:06 p.m.