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Majorization and the Lorenz Order: A Brief Introduction 1987 Edition
Contributor(s): Arnold, Barry C. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0387965920     ISBN-13: 9780387965925
Publisher: Springer
OUR PRICE: $52.24  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: November 1987
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Mathematics | Probability & Statistics - General
- Mathematics | Applied
Dewey: 519.5
LCCN: 88126530
Series: Lecture Notes in Statistics
Physical Information: 0.28" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" L (0.49 lbs) 122 pages
Features: Bibliography
 
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Publisher Description:
My interest in majorization was first spurred by Ingram aIkin's proclivity for finding Schur convex functions lurking in the problem section of every issue of the American Mathematical Monthly. Later my interest in income inequality led me again to try and "really" understand Hardy, Littlewood and Polya' s contributions to the majori- zation literature. I have found the income distribution context to be quite convenient for discussion of inequality orderings. The pre- sent set of notes is designed for a one quarter course introducing majorization and the Lorenz order. The inequality principles of Dalton, especially the transfer or Robin Hood principle, are given appropriate prominence. Initial versions of these notes were used in graduate statistics classes taught at the Colegio de Postgraduados, Chapingo, Mexico and the University of California, Riverside. I am grateful to students in these classes for their constructive critical commentaries. My wife Carole made noble efforts to harness my free form writ- ing and punctuation. Occasionally I was unmoved by her requests for clarification. Time will probably prove her right in these instances also. Peggy Franklin did an outstanding job of typing the manu- script, and patiently endured requests for innumerable modifications.
 
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