Majorization and the Lorenz order with applications in applied mathematics and economics. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Barry C. Arnold, José María Sarabia.
• Authors: Arnold, Barry C; Sarabia, José-Mariá
• Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Majorization In R.- Chapter 3: The Lorenz Order In The Space Of Distributions.- Chapter 4: Transformations And Their Effects.- Chapter 5: Inequality Indices.- Chapter 6: Families Of Lorenz Curves.- Chapter 7: Estimation Of Economic Inequality And Poverty From The Lorenz Curve.- Chapter 8: Multivariate And Stochastic Majorization.- Chapter 9: Some Related Orderings.- Chapter 10: Comparison And Ordering In Families Of Income Distributions.- Chapter 11: Some Applications.- Chapter 12: More Applications.
• Edition: [Second edition]
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 272 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 515/.35; Statistics; Lorenz equations; Distribution (Probability theory); Distribution (Probability theory); Lorenz equations; Business & Economics -- Statistics; Mathematics -- Applied; Probability & statistics; Applied mathematics; Mathematical statistics; Mathematics; Mathematics -- Probability & Statistics -- General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319937731; 3319937731
• Related ISBNs: 9783319937724; 3319937723
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 2, 2018).
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