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Information Comparisons in Practice

In: The Information Theory of Comparisons

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  • Roger Bowden

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With the basic theory of the spread and asymmetry measures now in hand, a range of applications can be explored, some of considerable topical interest in their own right. The first of these is income distribution, in rectifying shortcomings of the classic Gini coefficient. Adopting an internal perspective, where subjects compare their own income with those above or below, leads directly to the dual entropic spread and asymmetry metrics of Chap. 3 . Further applications of the v and d metrics arise in stock market performance, where the object is to capture desirable asymmetries in returns, and to actuarial measures for conditional life expectancies.

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  • Roger Bowden, 2018. "Information Comparisons in Practice," Springer Books, in: The Information Theory of Comparisons, chapter 0, pages 75-94, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-13-1550-3_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-1550-3_4
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