The Gini index and the Gini mean difference of a univariate distribution are extended to measure the disparity of a general d-variate distribution. We propose and investigate two approaches, one based on the distance of the distribution from itself, the other on the volume of a convex set in (d...

Eine breit gefächerte Einführung in die deskriptive sowie, nach Bereitstellung der notwendigen Begriffe aus der Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie, in einige Verfahren der schliessenden Statistik, nahezu ohne mathematische Beweisführungen. Rezension: Zielgruppe sind hier alle empirischen...

This book contains full bibliographic information (inclusive keywords) aboutthe literature on Stochastic Orderings and their Applications in the following fields: Choice under Risk, Finance, Inequality, Measurement, Economic Theory, Special Economic Applications, Decision Methodology, Queueing,...