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Check validity of Lorenz beta fit

Source: R/gd_compute_pip_stats_lb.R
check_curve_validity_lb.Rd

check_curve_validity_lb() checks the validity of the Lorenz beta fit

Usage

check_curve_validity_lb(headcount, A, B, C)

Arguments

headcount

numeric: Headcount index.

A

numeric: Lorenz curve coefficient. Output of regres()$coef[1].

B

numeric: Lorenz curve coefficient. Output of regres()$coef[2].

C

numeric: Lorenz curve coefficient. Output of regres()$coef[3].

Value

list

References

Datt, G. 1998. "Computational Tools For Poverty Measurement And Analysis". FCND Discussion Paper 50. World Bank, Washington, DC.

Kakwani, N. 1980. "On a Class of Poverty Measures". Econometrica 48 (2): 437-46.