Arbeitspapier
Comparing Distributions of Ordinal Data
To compare distributions of ordinal data such as individuals' responses on Likert-type scale variables summarizing subjective well-being, we should not apply the toolbox of methods developed for cardinal variables such as income. Instead we should use an analogous toolbox which takes account of the ordinal nature of the responses. This paper reviews these methods and introduces a new Stata command ineqord for undertaking distributional comparisons. As the empirical illustrations demonstrate, ineqord can be used for dominance checks as well as for estimation of indices of polarization and inequality.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 13057
Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions
Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
General Welfare; Well-Being
Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions
Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
General Welfare; Well-Being
Thema
inequality
ordinal data
subjective well-being
life satisfaction
Annual Population Survey
ordinal data
subjective well-being
life satisfaction
Annual Population Survey
Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
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Jenkins, Stephen P.
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2020
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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20.09.2024, 08:21 MESZ
Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Jenkins, Stephen P.
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2020
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