New methods for measuring and analyzing segregation. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mark Fossett.
• Authors: Fossett, Mark Alan
• Contents: Preface -- 1. Introduction and Goals -- 2. Alternative Formulas for Selected Indices -- 3. Overview of the "Difference of Means" Framework -- 4. Index-Specific Implementations of Difference of Means Formulations -- 5. Index Differences in Registering Area Group Proportions -- 6. Empirical Relationships among Indices -- 7. Distinctions between Displacement and Separation -- 8. Further Comments on Differences between Displacement and Separation -- 9. Unifying Micro-Level and Macro-Level Analysis of Segregation -- 10. New Options for Investigating Macro-Level Variation in Segregation -- 11. Aspatial and Spatial Applications of Indices of Uneven Distribution -- 12. Relevance of Individual-Level Residential Outcomes for Describing Segregation -- 13. Relevance of Individual-Level Residential Outcomes for Segregation Theory -- 14. The Problem of Index Bias and Prevailing Practices for Dealing with It -- 15. New Options for Understanding and Dealing with Index Bias -- 16. Comparing Behavior of Unbiased and Standard Versions of Popular Indices -- 17. Final Comments -- Appendix Chapters (A-F).
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer Open
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (XXV, 334 pages)
• Subjects: 363.5/1; Social sciences; Discrimination in housing -- Measurement; Race discrimination -- Measurement; Demography; Demography; Political Science -- Public Policy -- City Planning & Urban Development; Social Science -- Statistics; Business & Economics -- Urban & Regional; Regional & area planning; Social research & statistics; Political economy; Regional planning; Statistics; Regional economics; Social Science -- Demography; Population & demography; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319413044
• Related ISBNs: 331941304X; 9783319413020; 3319413023
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