gini: Calculate Gini Index of a numeric vector

Description Usage Arguments Details Value Author(s) References Examples

View source: R/gini.R

Description

Calculate the Gini index of a numeric vector.

Usage

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gini(x)

Arguments

x

A numeric vector.

Details

The Gini index (Gini coefficient) is a measure of statistical dispersion. A Gini coefficient of zero expresses perfect equality where all values are the same. A Gini coefficient of one expresses maximal inequality among values.

Value

A numeric value between 0 and 1.

Author(s)

Jitao David Zhang <jitao_david.zhang@roche.com>

References

Gini. C. (1912) Variability and Mutability, C. Cuppini, Bologna 156 pages.

Examples

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testValues <- runif(100)
gini(testValues)

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