Measures of Inequality

By P. Allison. 1978

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Task Agnostic Meta-Learning for Few-Shot Learning (2018, background): “Gini-Coefficient [18] is usually defined as the half of the relative absolute mean difference.”
Age-Based Faultlines and Perceived Productive Energy: The Moderation of Transformational Leadership (2010, methodology): “Furthermore, a continuous age variable would also allow us to use more precise indices, such as the coefficient of variation (Allison, 1978; Harrison & Klein, 2007). Thus, future studies should aim at a more precise measurement of age. Finally, we are also aware of the problem raised by Allen, Stanl”
Does the Measure of Dispersion Matter in Multilevel Research? A Comparison of the Relative Performance of Dispersion Indexes (2007, background): “The use of the coefficient of variation also assumes the existence of a non- negative ratio scale underlying the interval scale (Allison, 1978), which may not be the case for many psychological variables – in particular, climate perceptions.”
Corporate elite characteristics and firm's internationalization: CEO-level and TMT-level roles (2009, methodology): “Following Allison (1978), the study used the variation coefficient to measure TMT tenure heterogeneity.”
Disproportionality Measures of Concentration, Specialization, and Localization (2008, unknown): “and Localization”
Beyond personal Leader Member Exchange (LMX) quality: the effects of perceived LMX variability on employee reactions (2008, methodology): “Perceived LMX variability was operationalized by calculating the coefficient of variation, which involved dividing the standard deviation of LMX relationships within the team by the team mean as reported by the participant (see Allison, 1978).”
Pay dispersion and workforce performance: moderating effects of incentives and interdependence (2002, background): “In a review of measures of dispersion, Allison (1978) reported that the coefficient of variation was generally preferable to the high minus low measure.”
The Young Person's Guide to the Theil Index: Suggesting Intuitive Interpretations and Exploring Analytical Applications (2000, unknown): “In other cases, no intuitive motivation is given, and it is simply mentioned that the Theil measure is based on information theory (as in Alison, 1978: 867).”
CEO Career Variety: Effects on Firm-Level Strategic and Social Novelty (2014, methodology): “Age and tenure heterogeneity were operationalized using the coefficient of variation (standard deviation divided by the mean, multiplied by 100) (Allison, 1978).”
What's the difference? Diversity constructs as separation, variety, or disparity in organizations. (2007, methodology): “The CV reaches its maximum when n Ϫ 1 individuals are at the lower bound, l, of a ratiolevel continuum (Allison, 1978; Bedeian & Mossholder , 2000; Kimura, 1994).”
The Relative Importance of Income and Race in Determining Residential Outcomes in U.S. Urban Areas, 1970-2000 (2003, background): “The calculation of these measures and their properties are covered in detail in several review pieces (see Allison 1978; James and Taeuber 1985; Massey and Denton 1988; Reardon and Firebaugh 2002; and White 1986).”