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Assessing alternative dissimilarity indexes for comparing activity profiles

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  • Jay Stewart

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When making between-group time use comparisons, it is often useful to have a single measure that summarizes the dissimilarity between the two groups. This paper examines the robustness of four alternative dissimilarity indexes. The main finding is that unweighted indexes, such as the Szalai T, are sensitive to the level at which activities are aggregated, while weighted indexes are robust to the level of aggregation.

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  • Jay Stewart, 2006. "Assessing alternative dissimilarity indexes for comparing activity profiles," electronic International Journal of Time Use Research, Research Institute on Professions (Forschungsinstitut Freie Berufe (FFB)) and The International Association for Time Use Research (IATUR), vol. 3(1), pages 49-59, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:leu:journl:2006:vol3:p49-59
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    1. Jay Stewart, 2010. "The Timing of Maternal Work and Time with Children," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 64(1), pages 181-200, October.
    2. Reuben Gronau & Daniel S. Hamermesh, 2008. "The Demand for Variety: A Household Production Perspective," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 90(3), pages 562-572, August.
    3. Valerij Gamukin, 2017. "Structural Change of Gross Regional Product in the Subjects of Ural Federal District," Economy of region, Centre for Economic Security, Institute of Economics of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, vol. 1(2), pages 410-421.
    4. Frederik Banning & Jessica Reale & Michael Roos, 2023. "The Complexity of Corporate Culture as a Potential Source of Firm Profit Differentials," Papers 2305.14029, arXiv.org, revised Nov 2023.
    5. Naomi Friedman-Sokuler & Claudia Senik, 2022. "Time-Use and Subjective Well-Being: Is there a Preference for Activity Diversity?," Working Papers halshs-03828272, HAL.
    6. Antonio Caparrós Ruiz, 2017. "Adolescents’ Time Use in Spain: Does the Parental Human Capital Matter?," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 10(1), pages 81-99, March.
    7. Hamrick, Karen S., 2012. "Nonresponse Bias Analysis of Body Mass Index in the Eating and Health Module," Technical Bulletins 184303, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    8. Antonio Caparrós Ruiz, 2017. "Foreign Workers’ Time Use in Spain: Evidence from the First Decade of the Twenty-First Century," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 18(1), pages 159-182, February.

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    Keywords

    Dissimilarity index; time allocation; time-use;
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    JEL classification:

    • C81 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data; Data Access
    • C43 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Index Numbers and Aggregation
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply

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