Measuring Inequality: Calculate Dissimilarity Index
This tutorial demonstrates how to calculate a Dissimilarity Index in Excel. The example uses 2000 Census data to investigate income inequality among municipalities in Berrian County.
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Joe Grengs is a faculty member in the Urban and Regional Planning Program at the University of Michigan, and teaches courses in transportation planning, planning methods, urban theory, and GIS.
This tutorial demonstrates how to calculate a Dissimilarity Index in Excel. The example uses 2000 Census data to investigate income inequality among municipalities in Berrian County.