poverty_fgt: Calculates the Foster-Greer-Thorbecke (FGT) family of poverty...
In antrologos/inequalityTools: Tools for analizing income inequality
Description
Usage
Arguments
Value
Description
Calculates the Foster-Greer-Thorbecke (FGT) family of poverty measures
Usage
1
poverty_fgt(x, z, w = NULL, alpha = 0)
Arguments
x
A vector of a income source
z
A numeric income value representing the poverty line
w
(optional) A vector of sample weights
alpha
An arbitrary inequality aversion parameter: alpha = 0 returns the poverty rate; alpha = 1 returns the average income gap. Default to 0.
Value
Returns the numeric value of the FGT measure of poverty
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Description Usage Arguments Value
Description
Calculates the Foster-Greer-Thorbecke (FGT) family of poverty measures
Usage
1 | poverty_fgt(x, z, w = NULL, alpha = 0)
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Arguments
x |
A vector of a income source |
z |
A numeric income value representing the poverty line |
w |
(optional) A vector of sample weights |
alpha |
An arbitrary inequality aversion parameter: alpha = 0 returns the poverty rate; alpha = 1 returns the average income gap. Default to 0. |
Value
Returns the numeric value of the FGT measure of poverty
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