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Table 1 Comparison of (1-Delta) and Gini coefficient

From: Comparison of Ferguson’s δ and the Gini coefficient used for measuring the inequality of data related to health quality of life outcomes

Coefficient

Scenario A

Scenario B

Scenario C

Scenario D

Scenario E

data

1,2,3,4,5

1,2,3,4,5(10)

1,2,3,4,5(50)

1,2,3,4,5(300)

1,2,3,4,5(900)

n

5

14

54

304

904

Frequency

1,1,1,1,1

1,1,1,1,10

1,1,1,1,50

1,1,1,1300

1,1,1,1900

q

5

5

5

5

5

1-Delta

0

0.41

0.82

0.97

0.99

Gini

0

0.64

0.90

0.98

0.99

  1. Note. Data are the summation scores for individuals; n = number of persons; Frequency = occurrence counts for each identical score; q = number of bins
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