Although the Lorenz curve is largely used by econ people, it is often the best way of displaying the distribution of an attribute among sample elements. I agree that only (but nearly all) USA taxpayers would know about Bush's tax proposal and that I have targeted a larger audience than was appropriate. The point I intended to make was that the political use of the arithmetic mean is often to avoid the median, which is usually the most comfortable measure of location in this lognormal universe.
On 30 Jan 2003, Glen wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Harold W Kerster) wrote in message >news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > > If you are using the Bush tax proposal to teach the value of the > > median, raise your hand. > > If you are using the Lorenz curve to teach the distribution of relief, > > raise your other hand. > > If you teach neither of those concepts, just feel guilty. > > Unless I live in the US, why would I even know what was in the Bush > tax proposal, let alone use it in teaching? > > Unless I was teaching something relating to economics or econometrics > (assuming I am teaching at all), why would I feel guilt about not > teaching Lorenz curves? > > You're making unwarranted assumptions about what the readers of this > group do. The ".edu"/edstat suggests some involvement or interest in > statistical education, but it sure doesn't imply that you have to be > teaching (or even in) a class where the Lorenz curve is relevant. > > I struggle to see this as an on-topic post. It looks like an attempt > to air some political point. If I had the slightest idea what the > point was, I might well agree with it, but whatever it was, I don't > care to see it here. > > Take this elsewhere. > > Glen > . > . > ================================================================= > Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the > problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: > . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . > ================================================================= > . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
