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Lorenz curve
Lorenz curve[′lȯr‚ens ‚kərv] (statistics) A graph for showing the concentration of ownership of economic quantities such as wealth and income; it is formed by plotting the cumulative distribution of the amount of the variable concerned against the cumulative frequency distribution of the individuals possessing the amount. Lorenz curve
Lorenz CurveA graph showing what percentage of a population possesses a certain percentage of a thing. For example, a Lorenz curve may show that the top five percent of the people in a country control 40% of the wealth. While it may be used in ecology as well as some other fields, it is frequently used in economics to represent social inequality. It was developed in 1905.Lorenz curve see CONCENTRATION MEASURES. |