Transfer principles and a classification of concentration measures

L. Egghe and R. Rousseau

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1991, vol. 42, issue 7, 479-489

Abstract: In this article we show that the notion of concentration (or inequality) can best be studied by applying a number of transfer principles. We prove this by showing that transfer principles imply other natural concentration requirements such as the principle of nominal increase. We moreover exhibit a relation between Dalton's transfer principle and the Lorenz dominance order. We distinguish between simple and stronger transfer principles, leading to a classification of concentration measures. Finally, it is shown that the coefficient of variation and some measures derived from it are the “ultimate best” ones. © 1991 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Date: 1991
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