Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Lorenz Curve


This is a Lorenz Curve (also known as an Accumulative Line Graph.)  The Lorenz Curve is a graphical representation of the proportionality of a distribution.  It is commonly used to analyze inequality (and is usually associated with income distributions.  This is a Lorenz Curve of Household Income and Expenditures for 2002-2003.