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The $m$th Gini index estimator: Unbiasedness for gamma populations

Abstract

This paper establishes the theoretical result that the sample $m$th Gini index is an unbiased estimator of the population $m$th Gini index, introduced by Gavilan-Ruiz (2024), for gamma-distributed populations. An illustrative Monte Carlo simulation study confirms the unbiasedness of the sample $m$th Gini index estimator in finite samples.

Authors

Vila R; Saulo H

Publication date

April 27, 2025

DOI

10.48550/arxiv.2504.19381

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arXiv

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