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The Measurement of Spatial Segregation

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White, Michael J.·1983·American Journal of Sociology
DOI 10.1086/227768
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The index of dissimilarity has come to be the principal statistic for measuring segregation, particularly urban residential segregation by race. Recently, though, a literature has arisen which criticizes the dissimilarity index and proposes revisions or alternative statistics. Here a statistic is derived that explicitly incorporates the spatial relationships among the geographic parcels into the tabulation, a feature absent from the dissimilarity index and its competitors. This proximity statistic is compared with other indices and is found to be somewhat successful in distinguishing between single-cluster and multiple-cluster residential settlement patterns.

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Authors
White, M. J.
Venue
American Journal of Sociology
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Published
1983-03
Volume
88
Issue
5
Pages
1008-1018
ISSN
  • 0002-9602 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-5390
DOI
10.1086/227768
OpenAlex
W2027431743
Cited by
489
References
32
FWCI
12.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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