gd_compute_poverty_stats: Computes poverty statistics (grouped)

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Computes poverty statistics (grouped)

Description

Compute poverty statistics for grouped data by selecting the best functional fit for the Lorenz curve (either beta or quadratic).

Usage

gd_compute_poverty_stats(
  welfare,
  povline,
  population,
  requested_mean,
  popshare = NULL,
  default_ppp = NULL,
  ppp = NULL,
  p0 = 0.5
)

Arguments

welfare	numeric: Cumulative proportion of welfare held by that proportion of the population (Lorenz Curve).
povline	numeric: Poverty line.
population	numeric: Cumulative proportion of population.
requested_mean	numeric: Welfare mean.
popshare	numeric: Share of population living below the poverty line. Optional.
default_ppp	numeric: Default purchasing power parity.
ppp	numeric: PPP request by user.
p0	numeric: TO BE DOCUMENTED.

Value

list

Examples

# Compute poverty stats
res <- wbpip:::gd_compute_poverty_stats(
 welfare = grouped_data_ex2$welfare,
 population = grouped_data_ex2$weight,
 povline = 1.9 * 365 / 12,
 requested_mean = 50,
 default_ppp = 1)

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