Re: Gini Coefficient Questions!!!!

Posted by Sumit on May 01, 2013; 5:09pm
URL: http://discussion-forum.276.s1.nabble.com/Gini-Coefficient-Questions-tp7580221p7580298.html

@vandita24x7: I'm attaching 2 images hv a look....all of the questions can be done like this....but remember one thing whenever there is a same no. of people in each income group treat them like a case where you hv only 1 people in each income group...then only you will get correct answer reason of this is that cumulative population share of each income group is same......check G6 for validation of this statement....G4 can be done like I did G1....If still found any problem feel free to ask me....

For formula:this is the same formula as debraj ray only difference is that we didn't divide it by 2 bcoz we are taking sum of all +ive difference of diff. income group...


calculation of G1: