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Technical tag removed, comments on merging removed after article merged. Reviewed article. No copy editing needed. Bsherr 01:13, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Theil & Atkinson

I removed the formula which transforms the Theil-Index int an Atkinson-Index. Arkinson also developped indices based on Entropy, but they are not described in the article. The described inex is not the one which is yielded by the removed transformation formula. That formula was not "wrong", but it would need much more explanation. --84.150.120.105 (talk) 16:31, 24 March 2008 (UTC) (de:Benutzer:DL5MDA)[reply]

Interpretation

If you're not an econometrician, you don't have a clue of how to interpret this index. Isn't any interpetation available? examples of link with real world would be welcomed too. Place of Atkinsn index in theory also... I know I'm asking too much but.. thanks in advance! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.20.75.2 (talk) 11:29, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'll try to think about the interpretation. There is no easy one; Atkinson indices are social welfare functions, that is, the utility of society defined over a set of incomes. But that's still a graduate level concept in economics. Stas K (talk) 05:30, 11 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong definition of sub-group decomposability

Guys, the formula that defines a decomposable index is wrong (not generic enough). Because it is a formula for additively decomposable index, which Atkinson is not. Could anybody fix it? Itman