Sunday, April 11, 2010

Lorenz Curve


This image is a Lorenz Curve which is a graphical representation of the proportionality of a distribution. It is often associated with income distribution calculations and the analysis of inequality. It establishes a statistical relationship between households(plotted on the X axis) and income (plotted on the Y axis).

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