The Gini Coefficient by Trapezoids, the Top-10 % Share and the Decile Ratio
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You compute the Gini coefficient of two fictional regions from decile data with the trapezoid method, add the top-10 % share and the D10/D1 decile ratio, and decide which region is more unequal.
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