RT Generic
T1 Computing decomposable multigroup indexes of segregation
A1 Guinea-Martin, Daniel
A1 Mora, Ricardo
A2 Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía, 
AB There are eight multigroup segregation indices that are decompos-able into a between and a within term. They are two versions of (a) the mutual information, (b) the symmetric Atkinson, (c) the relative diversity, and (d) the Theil's H index. In this article we present the Stata command dseg for obtaining all of them. It contributes to the stock of segregation commands in Stata by (1) implementing in a single call the decomposition; (2) providing the weights and local indices employed in the computation of the within term; (3) facilitating the deployment of the decomposability properties of the eight indices in complex scenarios that demand tailor-made solutions; and (4) leveraging sample data withbootstrapping and approximate randomization tests. We analyze 2017 census data of public schools in the United States to illustrate the use of dseg. The subject topic is school racial segregation.
SN 2340-5031
YR 2021
FD 2021-01-27
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10016/31803
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10016/31803
LA eng
DS e-Archivo
RD 16 jul. 2024