Computes poverty statistics (Lorenz beta) — gd_compute_pip_stats

Compute poverty statistics for grouped data using the beta functional form of the Lorenz qurve.

Usage

gd_compute_pip_stats_lb(
  welfare,
  povline,
  population,
  requested_mean,
  popshare = NULL,
  default_ppp,
  ppp = NULL,
  p0 = 0.5
)

welfare: numeric: Cumulative proportion of welfare held by that proportion of the population (Lorenz Curve).
povline: numeric: Poverty line.
population: numeric: Cumulative proportion of population.
requested_mean: numeric: Welfare mean.
popshare: numeric: Share of population living below the poverty line. Optional.
default_ppp: numeric: Default purchasing power parity.
ppp: numeric: PPP request by user.
p0: numeric: TO BE DOCUMENTED.

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