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Porównanie rozkładów wydatków gospodarstw domowych o różnym typie biologicznym
Comparison of expenditures distributions of households of different biological types

Author(s): Anna Turczak, Patrycja Zwiech
Subject(s): Micro-Economics, Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Wyższej Szkoły Gospodarki Euroregionalnej im. Alcide De Gasperi w Józefowie
Keywords: expenditures; household; biological type; taxonomy

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article was to divide biological types of households into classes of most similar distributions of expenditures. As a measure of the degree of similarity of distributions D statistic was used, which is the maximum absolute value of the difference between two empirical cumulative distribution functions. On the basis of the value of the D statistic calculated for each of the pairs of distributions the thirteen biological types of households were divided into three uniform classes. This division resulted in the creation of one single-element group with marriages (or persons living in non-marital relationships) having 4 or more dependent children, one twoelements group with one-person households and marriages (or persons living in non-marital relationships) without children and one group with remaining types of households.

  • Issue Year: 32/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 161-181
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish