What Is the "Gini Index

question 17

Multiple Choice

What is the "Gini Index"?

• A)An index that measures the cost and profit of the largest megacorporations in the world;this index calculates the value and cost of each corporation.
• B)An income inequality index that measures how much disparity in income exists within a country.
• C)An index which calculates how much pollution is expelled per person within a country.
• D)A way of measuring global caloric output and distribution of food as a way of predicting malnutrition and obesity worldwide.
• E)An index that is used by the United Nations as a way of evaluating the political situation in each country;those with higher numbers on the index are more prone to human rights abuses.

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Definitions:

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