gini {BioQC}R Documentation

Calculate Gini Index of a numeric vector

Description

Calculate the Gini index of a numeric vector.

Usage

gini(x)

Arguments

x

A numeric vector.

Details

The Gini index (Gini coefficient) is a measure of statistical dispersion. A Gini coefficient of zero expresses perfect equality where all values are the same. A Gini coefficient of one expresses maximal inequality among values.

Value

A numeric value between 0 and 1.

Author(s)

Jitao David Zhang <jitao_david.zhang@roche.com>

References

Gini. C. (1912) Variability and Mutability, C. Cuppini, Bologna 156 pages.

Examples

testValues <- runif(100)
gini(testValues)

[Package BioQC version 1.22.0 Index]