Prior research has found mixed results on how economic inequality is related to various
outcomes. These contradicting findings may in part stem from a predominant focus on the …

Highlights•We used radio frequency identification (RFID) to monitor honeybee foraging
behaviour automatically.•We observed a consistent skew in activity levels of honeybee …

Objective Multivariate data sets often differ in several factors or derived statistical
parameters, which have to be selected for a valid interpretation. Basing this selection on …

By introducing two scalar quantities, namely, the Gini and Lorenz asymmetry coefficients, we
examined their characteristics and applicability to the global analysis of changes in river flow …

This paper nonparametrically estimates the distribution of world citizens' income and
investigates world income inequality for the period from 1970 to 2010. We consider 188 …

This paper proposes a new framework for poverty accounting, that is, the decomposition of
poverty into its proximate components. Using aggregated household surveys from 124 …

Some authors like Sen prefer to use a discrete representation of income, which is based on
the assumption that the population is finite. Atkinson (1970) and his followers prefer to …

The growth incidence curve of is based on the quantile function. Its distribution-free
estimator behaves erratically with usual sample sizes leading to problems in the tails. The …

Grouped data in form of income shares have been conventionally used to estimate income
inequality due to the lack of availability of individual records. Most prior research on …

In testing hypotheses pertaining to Lorenz dominance (LD), researchers have examined
second-and third-order stochastic dominance using empirical Lorenz processes and …