Sunday, April 26, 2009

Accumulative line graph or Lorenz curve

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A lorenz curve shows inequality of some sort. This graph shows how the poorest 20% of the economy accounts for 4% of all the income. This shows how 80% of the rest of the population counts for about 96% of the total income.

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