Can anyone supply me with a macro for Excel, Systat, Minitab, or any other package that would take a variable; sum it, etc. and spit out a Lorenz curve, a Gini coef., and the Gini SE? If you, too, are also interested in such, say so and I'll forward any solutions that authors release for broadcast. Should any of you want a GW-BASIC GINI and SE, I can supply. A bit of sociology: I'm a biologist. In biology publications both the Lorenz curve and its one-number equivalent are very rare. I've only published a few and seen only a few. Biologists are not only illiterate in math, but like almost everyone else, in graph.
Harold W. Kerster, Professor Emeritus Environmental Studies Calif. State U., Sacramento Ph: 916-363-7837 FAX 916-278-7582 . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
