Relative index of inequality: definition, estimation, and inference
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Relative index of inequality: definition, estimation, and inference.
The relative index of inequality (RII) is a commonly used measure of the extent to which the occurrence of an outcome such as chronic illness or early death varies with socioeconomic status or some other background variable. The standard RII estimator applies only to linear variation in incidence rates. In this paper a general definition of the RII is introduced, alternative approaches to point...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Biostatistics
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1465-4644,1468-4357
DOI: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxj002