Variance estimation for sensitivity analysis of poverty and inequality measures

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

"Estimates of poverty and inequality are often based on application of a single equivalence scale, despite the fact that a large number of different equivalence scales can be found in the literature. This paper describes a framework for sensitivity analysis which can be used to account for the variability of equivalence scales and allows to derive variance estimates of results of sensitivity analysis. Simulations show that this method yields reliable estimates. An empirical application reveals that accounting for both variability of equivalence scales and sampling variance leads to confidence intervals which are wide." (author's abstract)

Object Details

• ISSN: 1864-3361
• Extent: Seite(n): 81-92
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Survey Research Methods, 11(1)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie ; Erhebungstechniken und Analysetechniken der Sozialwissenschaften ; Armut ; Ungleichheit ; Schätzung ; Daten ; Analyse

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Dudel, Christian
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Deutschland
• (when): 2017

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.18148/srm/2017.v11i1.6297
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST