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New multivariate Gini’s indices

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  • Capaldo, Marco
  • Navarro, Jorge

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The Gini’s mean difference was defined as the expected absolute difference between a random variable and its independent copy. The corresponding normalized version, namely Gini’s index, denotes two times the area between the egalitarian line and the Lorenz curve. Both are dispersion indices because they quantify how far a random variable and its independent copy are. Aiming to measure dispersion in the multivariate case, we define and study new Gini’s indices. For the bivariate case we provide several results and we point out that they are “dependence-dispersion” indices. Covariance representations are exhibited, with an interpretation also in terms of conditional distributions. Further results, bounds and illustrative examples are discussed too. Multivariate extensions are defined, aiming to apply both indices in more general settings. Then, we define efficiency Gini’s indices for any semi-coherent system and we discuss about their interpretation. Empirical versions are considered as well in order to apply multivariate Gini’s indices to data.

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  • Capaldo, Marco & Navarro, Jorge, 2025. "New multivariate Gini’s indices," Journal of Multivariate Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 206(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jmvana:v:206:y:2025:i:c:s0047259x24001015
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jmva.2024.105394
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