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On Measuring Segregation in Samples with Small Units

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Carrington, William J
Troske, Kenneth R

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Standard indexes of segregation measure a sample's distance from evenness, which occurs when each sample unit ( e.g., an occupation) has the population share of both the minority and majority groups. The authors show that random allocation of individuals to units generates substantial unevenness among small units and, hence, that standard segregation indexes reflect random allocation as well as systematic group segregation. They then modify two popular indexes so that they measure deviations from random allocation rather than deviations from evenness. An empirical example suggests that these modified indexes provide improved measures of the systematic component of group segregation.

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Article provided by American Statistical Association in its journal Journal of Business and Economic Statistics.

Volume (Year): 15 (1997)
Issue (Month): 4 (October)
Pages: 402-09
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