Accuracy of Gini Coefficient Approximation from a Lorenz Curve
The Gini coefficient can be estimated from a Lorenz curve by calculating the ratio of the area between the curve and the line of perfect equality to the total area under the line of equality. This graphical method provides an approximation of the true Gini coefficient. The accuracy of this approximation generally increases as the size of the population being analyzed grows larger.
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- Country B: Market Income Gini = 0.40; Disposable Income Gini = 0.35
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