segregation
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instance of: R package
software version identifier: 0.6.0
software version identifier: 0.0.1
software version identifier: 0.1.0
software version identifier: 0.2.0
software version identifier: 0.3.0
software version identifier: 0.4.0
software version identifier: 0.5.0
software version identifier: 1.0.0
software version identifier: 1.1.0
maintained by: Benjamin Elbers
CRAN project: segregation
programmed in: R
last update: 2023-12-02T00:00:00Z
description: Computes segregation indices, including the Index of Dissimilarity, as well as the information-theoretic indices developed by Theil (1971) <isbn:978-0471858454>, namely the Mutual Information Index (M) and Theil's Information Index (H). The M, further described by Mora and Ruiz-Castillo (2011) <doi:10.1111/j.1467-9531.2011.01237.x> and Frankel and Volij (2011) <doi:10.1016/j.jet.2010.10.008>, is a measure of segregation that is highly decomposable. The package provides tools to decompose the index by units and groups (local segregation), and by within and between terms. The package also provides a method to decompose differences in segregation as described by Elbers (2021) <doi:10.1177/0049124121986204>. The package includes standard error estimation by bootstrapping, which also corrects for small sample bias. The package also contains functions for visualizing segregation patterns.
author: Benjamin Elbers
copyright license: MIT license
copyright license: File License
imports: data.table
imports: checkmate
imports: Rcpp
imports: RcppProgress
cites work: Entropy-Based Segregation Indices
cites work: Measuring school segregation
cites work: A Method for Studying Differences in Segregation Across Time and Space
depends on software: R
MaRDI profile type: MaRDI software profile
description: Entropy-Based Segregation Indices